Sikh sacrilege row: Akal Takht gives Punjab govt 1 month to amend law

By TOI NEWS DESK

Why Punjab's Sikh MLAs were summoned before the Akal Takht over an anti-sacrilege law

Dispute concerns Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act 2026, which governs protection of the Guru Granth Sahib, Sikhism's holiest scripture.

Akal Takht sets one-month deadline for Punjab to amend anti-sacrilege law

By Kamaldeep Singh Brar

Akal Takht's One-Month Deadline For Punjab To Amend Anti-Sacrilege Bill

Giani Gargaj said the proposed law concerns deeply held religious sentiments and should not be rushed through the legislative process.

'Outrageous': Punjab's proposed law reminiscent of colonial era draws criticism

Seventy-eight years after Pakistan’s independence, the Punjab government is moving to introduce a law that has been criticised as being reminiscent of colonial-era laws. The Punjab Control of Habitual Offenders and Anti-Social Behaviour Bill, 2026 has already sailed through to the Punjab Assembly Standing Committee on Law, it emerged on Sunday. The bill proposes a regime in which the executive can freeze a person’s bank account, seize their property, remove their online presence, confiscate t...

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