AMRITSAR, May 17 -- In line with directions from the Akal Takht, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Saturday installed hoardings outside several gurdwaras highlighting "Panthic objections and shortcomings" concerning the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026, recently enacted by the Punjab government.

SGPC chief secretary Kulwant Singh Manan said the issue was directly linked to the sentiments of the Sikh Panth, and several Sikh scholars and intellectuals had raised serious objections to the legislation. He said the boards were installed to make the sangat aware of concerns surrounding the Act.

Manan said matters related to beadbi of Guru Granth Sahib were highly sensitive and any law framed on...