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Akal Takht panel demands Punjab compliance report before talks on anti-sacrilege law
Akal Takht panel demands Punjab compliance report before talks on anti-sacrilege law
The Akal Takht-appointed expert panel on Thursday told the Punjab government it must first submit a compliance report addressing Sikh temporal seat's objections to the proposed anti-sacrilege law before any further talks.…
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The Akal Takht-appointed expert panel on Thursday told the Punjab government it must first submit a compliance report addressing Sikh temporal seat's objections to the proposed anti-sacrilege law before any further talks. The five-member panel, led by retired justices and Sikh scholars, met for the first time and said the government's July 29 response 'obfuscated' facts and skirted the issue.
Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Kuldip Singh Gargajj had given the state government a one-month deadline till June 29 to respond. He rejected the reply as 'unsatisfactory' last week. The Jathedar has also directed Sikh MLAs not to allow any discussion or amendment to the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026 in the Assembly session starting August 3 without 'Panthic' consensus.
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Both sides talk of consensus yet neither has budged. The Akal Takht calls the government's reply obfuscation. The AAP government has not even named its own panel. This is not dialogue, it is a standoff. The real test will be when the Punjab Assembly sits on August 3. Will the Jathedar's directive to MLAs to block discussion hold, or will the government push forward? That session will settle who blinks first.
Sources (2): ndtv.com, indiatoday.in
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
