India, April 17 -- The Punjab government has sent the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Bill-2026 to governor Gulab Chand Kataria for assent.

Chief minister Bhagwant Mann shared this information in a post on X on Friday morning, a day after Kataria said he had not yet received the Bill.

"The Act (read Bill) passed in the legislative assembly against the disrespect of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji has been sent to the governor sahib for his signatures," Mann posted on X.

The Bill, which proposes stricter penalties, including life term and fines up to Rs.25 lakh, for acts of beadbi (sacrilege) against Guru Granth Sahib, was unanimously passed by the assembly during a special session on April 13.

Under the constitutional pro...