Overview

• Punjab Vidhan Sabha will convene on July 10 and 11 for a special session to introduce the sacrilege bill
• The draft remains under scrutiny by the Legal Remembrancer and Advocate General to ensure constitutional and procedural soundness
• Provisions under consideration range from life imprisonment to the death penalty for desecrating sacred texts such as the Guru Granth Sahib, Quran, Bible and Bhagavad Gita
• Aam Aadmi Party leaders are split over including capital punishment in the law, reflecting concerns about legal viability and rights protections
• BJP National Secretary Tarun Chugh has urged that the bill’s scope be expanded to cover desecration of Hindu temples and idols