AMRITSAR, April 28 -- As Sikh sections are divided over the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act-2026, Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj has taken notice of the objections being raised over the Act by a section of the community. He called a meeting of Sikh bodies, lawyers and scholars on May 3 to deliberate over it, taking a different stand from the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC).

Following a 560-day protest by Sikh activist Gurjit Singh Khalsa, the Punjab assembly enacted the Act to address sacrilege incidents.

The new legislation proposes a minimum of seven-year imprisonment, extendable to life for criminal conspiracies intended to disrupt communal harmony, along with fines of up ...