Amritsar, July 31 -- Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldip Singh Gargaj on Thursday rejected the Punjab government's response to objections regarding the newly enacted anti-sacrilege law, and said a committee has been formed by the highest temporal seat of Sikhs for further discussions with the Aam Aadmi Party dispensation to reach a consensus on the matter.

His remarks came a day after AAP MLA Inderbir Singh Nijjar submitted the state government's 26-page response to the Takht decree on the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026.

"It is clear that the AAP government is not ready to make further amendments to the law in accordance with the sentiments conveyed by the Akal Takht," said the jathedar, while addressi...