Why Punjab’s anti-sacrilege law has triggered a row with Akal Takht | Explained
Explore the controversy over Punjab's anti-sacrilege law amendments, as Akal Takht voices concerns over lack of consultation.
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The story so far: On June 29, Akal Takht, the highest Sikh temporal seat asked the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab to revise the recent legal amendments made in the anti-sacrilege law – The ‘Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment), Act 2026’, which the Akal Takht asserted was passed by the State government without the opinion and consent of the Akal Takht, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), which oversees the administration of historical Gurdwaras and Khalsa Panth (Sikh community).A special meeting was convened in Punjab’s Amritsar by Akal Takht to discuss the issue of the anti-sacrilege law, in which Sikh Cabinet Ministers of the Punjab government and Sikh MLAs, including those from different political parties, participated.
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