Chandigarh, Nov. 24 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday said that he is pleased that the central government has decided to withdraw the Chandigarh bill and not bring it to Parliament.

"I hope that in the future as well, no decision related to Punjab will be made without consulting the people of Punjab," he posted on X, expressing satisfaction with the clarification issued by the Union home ministry that the central government had no intention to introduce any bill to alter Chandigarh's governance or administrative structure in the upcoming winter session of Parliament.

The home ministry issued the clarification after a political storm erupted in Punjab over the proposal to bring the Union territory of Chandigarh under Article 240 ...