India, March 23 -- Protesters associated with the Dharam Yudh Morcha on Sunday reiterated their demand for a stringent law on sacrilege cases, refusing to call off their prolonged agitation until the Punjab government enacts the proposed legislation.

A delegation led by Punjab Vidhan Sabha speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan visited Samana and held discussions with the protesters in an effort to persuade them to withdraw the protest. However, the meeting remained inconclusive as the agitators stood firm on their demand for the immediate passage of a strict anti-sacrilege law.

The development comes a day after chief minister Bhagwant Mann announced that the state government would convene a special session of the Vidhan Sabha on April 13 to int...