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All Sikh MLAs, Ministers to appear before Akal Takht on June 29 Home Nation States International Politics Defence & Security Opinion Economy Sports Entertainment Trending: All Sikh MLAs and cabinet ministers will appear before the Akal Takht, which summoned them on June 29 regarding the anti-sacrilege law, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Sunday. His statement came after a meeting with the party MLAs in Amritsar to decide the course of action in view of the directions of the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of Sikhs. Our MLAs and ministers will go there and present their sides in writing, Mann said while speaking to reporters in Amritsar. Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Kuldip Singh Gargajj, on June 15, had summoned all Sikh MLAs, regardless of party affiliation, and the Sikh ministers before the Akal Takht on June 29 regarding the anti-sacrilege law. Non-Sikh cabinet ministers have been asked to submit their views in writing on the matter before 29 June. The Akal Takht and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) had raised objections to the anti-sacrilege law — Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026 -- saying it was enacte…

All Sikh MLAs, ministers to appear before Akal Takht today: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced that all Sikh AAP MLAs and ministers will appear before the Akal Takht on Monday to present the government's stance on the new anti-sacrilege law. Mann reiterated his denial of involvement in a controversial sacrilege video, calling it fake and identifying a Canada-based individual as the alleged mastermind. He accused opposition parties of politicizing religious matters for electoral gain.

Akal Takht secretariat issues letters to Sikh MLAs, ministers over ... The Secretariat of Akal Takht  has issued official letters to all Sikh members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly and Sikh cabinet ministers, asking them to appear before the Akal Takht Secretariat on June 29 in connection with the 'The Jagat Jyot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026', passed by the Punjab Government in April this year. Bagicha Singh, in-charge of the Akal Takht Secretariat, said that acting on the directions of Akal Takht Jathedar Kuldeep Singh Gargaj, official letters were sent to the Sikh legislators and cabinet ministers through email and WhatsApp using the contact details available on the Punjab Vidhan Sabha's official website. The notices were dispatched on June 17 and June 18, while a separate communication was sent to Punjab Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan on June 23. He said officials of the Akal Takht Secretariat had also contacted the legislators and ministers over the phone to inform them about the letters and their scheduled appearance before the Akal Takht. According to the Secretariat, all Sikh MLAs and cabinet ministers have been asked to appear at 11 am …

AAP MLAs, ministers to appear before Akal Takht, confirms CM Mann Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday confirmed that all Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs and Cabinet ministers will appear before the Akal Takht after being summoned, reaffirming that the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs holds supreme authority for him and his party. Adressing a press conference alongside AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal in Amritsar, Mann said, "Our MLAs and ministers have been summoned to Takht Sri Akal Takht Sahib tomorrow for some discussion, to present their point of view. And all our MLAs and ministers will go there. We consider the supremacy of Akal Takht Sahib to be the greatest....all our MLAs and ministers, as they have been called, some ministers have been asked only to clarify their point in writing, they will give it in writing." This comes after the Akal Takht summoned the Punjab Cabinet and all Sikh MLAs across party lines to appear on June 29, seeking an explanation over how a law concerning Sikh religious affairs was passed without consulting them. The law in question, the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Bill, 2026, was passed by the Punjab Assembly on April 13…

All Sikh MLAs, Ministers to appear before Akal Takht on June 29: Mann Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Kuldip Singh Gargajj, on June 15, had summoned all Sikh MLAs, regardless of party affiliation, and the Sikh ministers before the Akal Takht on June 29 regarding the anti-sacrilege law

Akal Takht asks Punjab govt. to revise anti-sacrilege law, remove clauses contrary to Sikh sentiments The highest Sikh temporal authority says the amendment law was passed without consultations and gives the government a month’s time to re-amend the legislation. Akal Takht’s head says many MLAs admitted to have not read the draft of the legislation while passing it

Bhagwant Mann to huddle with AAP MLAs after Akal Takht summons ... The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has convened a meeting of its MLAs in Punjab on Sunday, June 28, in view of the summons issued to Sikh legislators of all parties and Cabinet ministers of the state government by the Akal Takht, the supreme temporal body of Sikhism, sources said. The meeting, which will begin at 10.30 am, is set to be chaired by Chief MinisterBhagwant Mann, the sources added. According to them, the aim of the huddle will be to deliberate on the party's collective response before theAkal Takht, which has summoned all Sikh MLAs– regardless of party affiliation – and Sikh Cabinet ministers ofPunjabin connection with the passage of the anti-sacrilege law in the state Assembly earlier this year. The lawmakers and ministers have been asked to appear before the temporal body on Monday, June 29. On Thursday, Bagicha Singh, in-charge of the Secretariat of the Akal Takht, had said that official letters had already been sent on June 17 and 18 to the Sikh MLAs and cabinet ministers at their email addresses and on their WhatsApp mobile numbers. A letter was also sent to Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan on Jun…

Sri Akal Takht Sahib summons all Sikh MLAs, ministers in ... - Dailyhunt P TC News Desk: Sri Akal Takht Sahib, on Thursday summoned all the Sikh MLAs and ministers in Punjab to appear before it on June 29 and directed non-Sikh legislators and ministers to submit written explanations over the Jagat Jyot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar Act, 2026, which prescribes life imprisonment for sacrilege of the Sikh holy scripture. Advertisement The development comes a few months after the Punjab Assembly passed a new law on April 13 that provides strict punishment for cases involving sacrilege of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, including life imprisonment and heavy fines. According to the directives all the legislators and including Punjab Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan and cabinet ministers have been ordered to appear before the highest temporal body on June 29. The summons have been issued to all the legislators cutting across party lines, including Congress MLA Rana Gurjeet Singh, Congress leader Pargat Singh, AAP ministers Harpal Singh Cheema, Harjot Singh Bains, Balbir Singh and Gurmeet Singh Khudian, besides Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan. Non-Sikh ministers Sanjeev Arora, Aman Arora, Barin…

Sikh MLAs, Cabinet Ministers appear before Akal Takht over anti-sacrilege law Non-Sikh Cabinet Ministers were asked to submit their views in writing on the matter, whereas Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was not summoned

Akal Takht summons Sikh ministers, MLAs over Punjab anti-sacrilege law The Akal Takht on Monday summoned all Sikh ministers in the Punjab Cabinet and Sikh MLAs across party lines to appear before it on June 29 over objections to theJaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026, saying the legislation was enacted without consulting the Sikh panth. The decision was announced by a five-member panel of jathedars that met at the Akal Takht. The panel said Sikh members of the Cabinet and Sikh legislators would be asked to explain their role in approving the law, which, it alleged, was passed despite opposition from panthic institutions. Addressing the gathering, Akal Takht Jathedar Kuldeep Singh Gargajj said the Punjab government led by Chief MinisterBhagwant Mannhad enacted the legislation without seeking the consent of the panth. He referred to a panthic gathering held at Teja Singh Samundri Hall on April 6, where it was resolved that no law relating to Sri Guru Granth Sahib or panthic institutions should be passed without the approval of the Sikh community’s representative bodies. Despite that resolution, he said, the Punjab Cabinet approved the Bill on April 11, t…

Why Punjab’s anti-sacrilege law has triggered a row with Akal Takht | Explained Akal Takht has been annoyed over the Punjab government bringing the amendments to the law without the opinion and consent of the Akal Takht, SGPC and Sikh community