India, March 23 -- BATHINDA

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Badal on Sunday charged the Bhagwant Mann government with indulging in political drama in the name of special sessions of the Vidhan Sabha, asserting that the then SAD government had already enacted an anti-sacrilege law in 2016.

Addressing a rally in Kotkapura in Faridkot, Sukhbir said the anti-sacrilege law passed by the vidhan sabha in 2016 stipulated life sentence to anyone committing sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib.

"The law is yet to be ratified by the Centre. Instead of indulging in a drama on this sensitive issue, the CM should take up this matter with the Central government and get it passed," said the party chief.

Asserting that incidents of sacrileges ha...