Chandigarh, April 19 -- Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Sunday gave his assent to the state's new anti-sacrilege legislation, with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announcing that the Bill has now become law.

"Honourable Governor Shri Gulab Chand Kataria Ji has signed the bill passed in the Legislative Assembly against the desecration of Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Now this bill has become law. From a humble person like me, a billion-fold thanks to Waheguru Ji for taking this service. Gratitude to the entire congregation," CM Mann wrote in a post on X.

The Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026, was passed unanimously by the Punjab Assembly on April 13.

Amending the 2008 Principal Act, the new law provides for ...