Chandigarh, Aug. 19 -- The Punjab Vidhan Sabha Select Committee, constituted to examine "The Punjab Prevention of Offences against Holy Scriptures Bill, 2025," held a meeting on Tuesday with subject experts from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, to deliberate on measures to curb the sacrilege of religious scriptures.

The Select Committee, headed by MLA Inderbir Singh Nijjar, was set up by Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan after the government introduced the draft legislation in the Assembly. The committee has been holding weekly meetings to seek the views of experts and the public. Advertisements had been issued in newspapers on July 31 and August 14 to invite suggestions, and the committee has received a considerable number of responses....