AMRITSAR, April 7 -- The panthic gathering convened by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Monday passed a resolution asking the Punjab government not to frame or amend the anti-sacrilege law without a discussion with the gurdwara body.

The gathering was called after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government announced a special session of the vidhan sabha on April 13 to bring an amendment in the Jagat Jyot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar Act, 2008, which will impose stricter punishment against sacrilege (beadbi). The draft law is expected to introduce stricter imprisonment terms and heavy fines as punishment.

The resolution also demanded that the government should take consent of the Sikh community through the gurdwara body, a...