Chandigarh, March 26 -- Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari on Tuesday decried the refusal of the Union home ministry to grant an amnesty scheme to the occupants of the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) for various alterations.

Tewari, in the Parliament, questioned whether the Union government planned to introduce an amnesty scheme or enact legislation, similar to the 1999 Delhi scheme or the NCT of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Act, 2023, to provide relief to the Chandigarh allottees, given the problems caused by the unceasing flow of notices from the CHB.

Tewari disclosed that the home ministry had said there was no plan to grant any amnesty.

He said, "It is most unfortunate that in the past 10 years, CHB issued 7,468 notic...