anti-SAcrilege law likely to be amended by AAP govt as Pressure mounts
Chandigarh, July 16 -- Facing intense pressure from the Sikh clergy and Panthic bodies, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab has taken an in-principle decision to amend the recently notified anti-sacrilege law, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
The government is likely to convene an assembly session soon to discuss the legislative modifications, they added.
The controversy surrounds the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar Act, which the state assembly passed on April 13 and quickly received assent from governor Gulab Chand Kataria on April 17. The law,however, ran afoul of the Akal Takht. P2...
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