New Delhi, March 30 (TIWN): Raising the issue during Zero Hour in the Rajya Sabha, Singh said the state of Punjab does not have its own capital like other states. He said that Chandigarh was made joint capital of Punjab and Haryana in 1966 and under the provision of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966, the state of Punjab is providing 60 per cent staff to the UT administration whereas Haryana is providing 40 per cent.

"Recently, the central government intended to implement central laws on the Chandigarh Administration. Newly elected Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has decided to regularise all contractual employees of Punjab. If the central laws will be applied to the Chandigarh UT then many of the contractual employees working in the UT office will be barred from these facilities," Singh said.