CHANDIGARH, Oct. 31 -- THE Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today condemned the Congress government for selling the interests of Punjab and its right over Chandigarh by filing a patently wrong affidavit in the Punjab and Haryana High Court stating Chandigarh ceased to be part of the State.

Demanding the immediate withdrawal of the erroneous affidavit and action against all those responsible for filing it, former minister Bikram Singh Majithia said: "This is a monumental blunder or a deliberate conspiracy on the part of the Congress government to forfeit the State's right over Chandigarh. We demand an inquiry to get to the bottom of this. Chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh should clarify whether the affidavit has his approval.

If not he should o...