Chandigarh, June 29 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu on Monday welcomed the decision of the Akal Takht Jathedar to seek a comprehensive review of the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act of 2026 and to initiate wider consultations before such a sensitive piece of legislation is moved forward. “The sanctity of Sri Guru Granth Sahib-ji is above politics. Any law concerning our eternal Guru cannot be drafted in haste, passed for headlines, or used…
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Chandigarh, June 18 (IANS) An Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab delegation met Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here regarding the fake video circulated with the intention of tarnishing the image of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and disturbing peace and communal harmony in the state. The delegation submitted two reports to the DGP and demanded legal action against those involved in creating, circulating and amplifying the fabricated video on social media.The delegation comprised AAP state…
Chandigarh, April 19 (IANS) Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria has given assent to the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Bill, 2026, enabling harsher punishment for ‘beadbi’ (sacrilege) of the living Guru Sahib.As a mark of respect to Guru Granth Sahib, the Assembly, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, on April 13 unanimously passed the Bill.Now, the law provides for life imprisonment for ‘beadbi’, creating one of the toughest legal frameworks in the country to …
Muktsar, Jan 14 (IANS) On the sacred occasion of Maghi, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann paid obeisance at Gurdwara Sri Tuti Gandi Sahib here and addressed a gathering, reiterating the government’s position on the recovery of 169 of the 328 missing ‘saroops’ (sacred copies of Sri Guru Granth Sahib). On a day deeply rooted in Sikh history and sacrifice, the Chief Minister said the recovery of the ‘saroops’ was a matter of duty rather than achievement. The Chief Minister also an…
Chandigarh, Jan 10 (IANS) The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab has once again displayed a disturbing and unacceptable disregard for Sikh religious sentiments, core Sikh principles, and the sanctity of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, alleged state BJP spokesperson Pritpal Singh Baliawal on Saturday. Presenting concrete evidence, Baliawal told the media that under the Punjab government’s campaign “War Against Drugs — II”, a programme titled ‘Village Guards’ was launched. During the program…
Chandigarh, Jan 4 (IANS) In one of the most emotive issues, Punjab Police’s Special Investigation Team (SIT), conducting the investigations of the 328 missing sacred ‘saroops’ of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, on Sunday said it has arrested two people.The police conducted search operations at 14 locations and seized mobile devices, computers, incriminating financial records and documents.A spokesperson for the SIT said here on Sunday that 16 people have been named in the First Information Report (FIR) r…