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
Former Punjab minister Surjit Singh Rakhra joined the Aam Aadmi Party in Patiala in the presence of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. Rakhra cited the anti-sacrilege law as a key reason for leaving the Akali fold and aligning with the ruling party
A petition has been filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court challenging the constitutional validity of Punjab’s newly notified anti-sacrilege law, which prescribes stringent punishments including life imprisonment for acts of sacrilege against the Guru Granth Sahib.
