New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has asked a seven-member state government committee to hold regular consultations with a panel constituted by Sri Akal Takht Sahib to examine concerns over provisions of the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026. The exercise is intended to identify necessary amendments while retaining the law's central objective of protecting the sanctity of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

At a meeting with the committee at his residence on Sunday, Mann said life imprisonment and heavy fines for those committing sacrilege must remain central to the legislation. He said the government was prepared to examine concerns over specific provisions but would not compromise on the...