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Punjab sends Bill proposing life term for religious sacrilege to committee for public opinion; report due in 6 months.
On the concluding day of the special session of the Assembly, Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan said the panel will submit its ...
This proposed legislation aims to criminalise and prescribe punishments for acts of sacrilege across all sects and faiths.
Religion has always been at the core of politics in Punjab. Sikhs have dominated the political scenario since the ...
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday said the Anti-sacrilege Bill will ensure that no such heinous crime takes ...
The anti-sacrilege bill, meant to introduce stringent punishment for desecration of religious scriptures - be it Guru Granth ...
Leader of opposition in the Punjab assembly Partap Singh Bajwa on Tuesday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of compromising with former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal and his son, ...
Committee will submit its report on the Bill within six months after seeking opinion of religious leaders and community at ...
Punjab Cabinet approves anti-sacrilege bill with life imprisonment, special courts; public opinion sought before enactment.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann celebrated the unanimous passage of two significant bills focused on anti-sacrilege and ...
The Punjab government has introduced a stringent anti-sacrilege bill that prescribes life imprisonment and heavy fines for ...