Chandigarh, July 6 -- Even as two anti-sacrilege bills passed by the Punjab assembly in 2018 await Presidential assent, the state government is set to introduce a fresh and more stringent bill to deal with acts of sacrilege.

The Punjab government has decided to call a two-day assembly session on July 10 and 11 to bring this new legislation, apart from tearing the Opposition on drug issues.

Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on last Saturday, during a meeting with representatives of the Sarb Dharam Beadbi Rokko Kanoon Morcha at his official residence, had announced to bring the new legislation.

Mann said the proposed legislation will provide harsher punishments, including life imprisonment and the possibility of capital punishment, for sacril...