Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann throughout the Cupboard assembly on April 11, 2026. Photograph:
The Punjab Cupboard on Saturday (April 11, 2026) permitted stringent amendments to the regulation on sacrilege to make punishments extra extreme, together with life imprisonment.
The Cupboard in a gathering, chaired by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, cleared the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Modification) Invoice, 2026, which proposes enhanced penalties, together with life imprisonment, to discourage incidents of ‘beadbi’ (sacrilege) and uphold the sanctity of Guru Granth Sahib.
Revealed – April 12, 2026 08:31 am IST