Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann himself gave information about the bill in the House and also expressed his opinion.
The Punjab Legislative Assembly has formed a 15 -member Special Committee to work on “Punjab Holy Religious Granth 2025”. This committee has been formed to strengthen and improve the bill introduced in the assembly in the past. Significantly, in Punjab Assembly
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Its chairman Dr. Inderbir Singh Nijjar has been appointed. The committee consists of MLAs, former ministers and academics, who will pursue this work with the cooperation of the government. Apart from Dr. Inderbir Singh Nijjar, Dr. Ajay Gupta, Dr. Amandeep Kaur Arora, Inderjit Kaur Mann, Jagdish Kamboj, Jangi Lal Mahajan, Trupt Rajinder Singh Bajwa, Neena Mittal, Prof. Baljinder Kaur, Principal Mercury Ram, Brahma Shankar Jimpa, Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal, Madanlal Bagga, Manpreet Singh Iyali and Mohammad Jamil Ur Rehman have been kept.
Speaker stopped the bill
In fact, during the special session, the Punjab Holy Religious Granth Bill was introduced by the Punjab government. However, it was not passed despite the Aam Aadmi Party having a majority. Punjab Assembly Speaker Kulatar Singh Sandhwa used his powers to stop it from passing.
He has sent it to the Selection Committee of the Assembly for further consideration. The committee will take opinion from religious institutions. For this, 6 months time has been given. In this bill, a provision of punishment from 10 years to life imprisonment has been made for disrespecting the texts of the four religions.
Order issued regarding committee.
Statements of leaders during the debate …
- CM said- The youth were taking the medicine to make elephants unconscious: While speaking on the debate, CM Mann claimed that he raised this issue in front of the then CM Captain Amarinder. They told them that drugs that faint elephants are being used. Millions of houses died. Who used to come with intoxication? Governments used to bring. The meaning of Chitte who sat down the nucleus, where did this power, pindi, ghoola come from. We have now caught and seen where the property is coming out from where. Earlier the governments belonged to both of them. Both were met. When he filed a case on them, he asks that 540 crores will be given to us.
- Bajwa Bol- No mention of the theft in the bill: Speaking on the debate, opposition party Congress leader Pratap Singh Bajwa said that a thorough study is needed on such a bill. There is no mention of the theft of texts. It states that the matter will not be investigated by the officer below the DSP level, but for this there should be 30 days fixed time of investigation. He said- If the investigation is not completed, then the right to increase the time of 15 days should be at the SSP level. After this, DGP should have the right to give permission to increase the investigation. If the investigation is found to be wrong then action should be taken against the officer. If a religious performance is public, then there should not be a bullet there.
- The AAP MLA raised the issue of honoring other religions: At the same time, AAP MLA Dr. Sukhwinder Kumar Sukhi has necessary to honor other religions besides Guru. Today the texts of other religions are being called Pothi. Isn’t this outsider?
- The SAD MLA supported the bill: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MLA Manpreet Ayali said- Apart from Sri Guru Granth Sahib, there are other religious texts, which should also be respected and hospitalized. They should not be unhappy. We will pass this law and send it, and it should also be passed in Parliament. For this, all parties should unite and also get the law passed.
- We made the clouds accused: Aap Minister Aman Arora told the achievements of the government. He said that our government investigated the incidents of disgrace, FIR and SITs were also made. We accused the clouds (Prakash and Sukhbir Singh Badal). Did not do this in previous governments.
- Indira Gandhi was assassinated after the disgrace: AAP MLA Jaswant Singh Gajjan Majra said- In 1984, the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi attacked Darbar Sahib with cannons (under Operation Bluestar) and attacked him. Its influence was so much that the Prime Minister was killed by our two lions. This was followed by slaughter in Delhi. The impact of disgrace is on the country.
- BJP MLA said- We in favor of Bill: BJP MLA Jangi Lal Mahajan said- It is late, it came well. We support this bill. We respect all religions. There is idol worship in Sanatan Dharma, and it is worshiped after Pran Pratishtha. I believe it should also be included in the bill.
- The decisions of the Supreme Court did not take care of the decisions in the bill: Independent MLA Rana Indra Pratap Singh said- I support the bill, but its interpreting needs to be corrected. I think the decisions of the Supreme Court have not been taken care of. The word “Holi Scriptures” should not be misused.