Punjab, July 15 -- The bill proposing punishment up to life imprisonment for sacrilege was on July 15 sent to a select committee of the Punjab Assembly for it to seek public opinion on the proposed legislation.

On the concluding day of the Assembly's special session, Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan said the panel will submit its report on the bill within six months.

The move came after Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann proposed the Punjab Prevention of Offences Against Holy Scripture(s) Bill, 2025, be set to the House panel that may include representatives of all political parties for it to seek the opinion of the people and religious bodies.

CM Mann introduced the anti-sacrilege bill in the House on Monday. The bill calls for stringent punis...