Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Kuldip Singh Gargajj directed the Punjab government to amend objectionable provisions in the anti-sacrilege law within a month and suspend its implementation until changes are made. Sikh MLAs and ministers appeared before the Akal Takht following its summons
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann rejected allegations linked to an objectionable video cited by the Akal Takht, calling it false propaganda. He said the person in the video is not him and accused religious bodies of political influence
Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains has been summoned by the Akal Takht on August 6 for allegedly hurting Sikh sentiments by organising entertainment performances at an event in Srinagar marking Guru Teg Bahadur's martyrdom anniversary. The SGPC strongly condemned the act
