Chandigarh, July 11 -- Even as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government is set to table its draft bill for stricter punishment against acts of sacrilege in the assembly on Friday, the bill will be enacted only after taking opinion of all stakeholders and religious bodies.

A decision in this regard was taken during a meeting of the council of ministers, chaired by chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday.

Disclosing the move in a press conference, Mann said the government's aim was to first seek the views of the general public, religious organisations and MLAs before concluding on punishment on this highly emotive issue.

"We will present the draft legislation in the assembly. But for the final draft, we will require time. After p...