Chandigarh, May 19 -- A section of Sikh intellectuals, legal experts and community representatives on Monday sought repeal of the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026, contending that the amendments passed by the Punjab assembly last month raised serious religious and legal concerns.

During a press conference at the Kendri Sri Guru Singh Sabha office in Chandigarh, justice Nirmal Singh, a retired judge of the Punjab and Haryana high court, said the amended law must be repealed because its provisions lowered the sanctity of the Guru Granth Sahib.

"There are many unanswered questions, such as who will investigate in case sacrilege takes place and how will the holy scripture be kept as a case property, which could ...