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Punjab: AAP Govt's Anti-Sacrilege Bill Sent to Select Committee of Assembly for Public Opinion
PUNJAB, INDIA, JUL 14 – The bill proposes life imprisonment and fines up to Rs 10 lakh for sacrilege against scriptures, aiming to address legal gaps and strengthen communal harmony, officials said.
- On Monday, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann presented a draft bill in the state Assembly aimed at curbing sacrilegious acts against religious texts.
- The bill follows repeated sacrilege incidents since 2015 and protests demanding harsher penalties, prompting the government to seek stricter, state-specific legislation.
- The legislation mandates life imprisonment and fines of up to Rs 10 lakh for the desecration of various revered religious scriptures, such as the Sikh holy text, Hindu scriptures, the Christian Bible, and the Quran.
- Chief Minister Mann stated that all involved in sacrilege, directly or indirectly, will face exemplary punishment and the draft will be presented for public and religious body consultation before enactment.
- After the scheduled Assembly debate, the bill will undergo review by a special committee involving stakeholder consultations and must receive the president's approval before it can be enacted into law.
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Presented by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann provides penis until life imprisonment for anyone who intentionally destroys a sacred text of any religion. Already in the past the Indian state of the Sikhs had approved a similar rule but had been rejected by the government of Delhi because limited to the Guru Granth Sahib, the book venerated by the majority confession. The text - which will be examined by a commission before going to the vote - also s…
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