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📜 Punjab Assembly Passes Guru Granth Sahib Satkar Bill 2026

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📌 Why in News?

On 13 April 2026, the Punjab Legislative Assembly passed the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Bill, 2026, introducing stricter penalties for sacrilege against Guru Granth Sahib.

🔥 Key Highlights

🔹 Legislative Action:

  • Passed unanimously in a special Vidhan Sabha session
  • Aims to strengthen laws against religious desecration

🔹 Imprisonment Provisions:

  • Minimum punishment: 10 years imprisonment
  • Maximum punishment: Life imprisonment

🔹 Financial Penalties:

  • Minimum fine: ₹5 lakh
  • Maximum fine: ₹25 lakh

🔹 Scope of the Bill:

  • Applies to individuals involved in:
  • Direct sacrilegious acts
  • Supporting or assisting such acts

📚 Additional Information

🔸 Punjab Legislative Assembly:

  • Total seats: 117
  • Location: Chandigarh
  • Structure: Unicameral legislature
  • Designed by: Le Corbusier

🔸 Guru Granth Sahib:

  • First compiled as Adi Granth (1604) by Guru Arjan Dev
  • Installed at Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple)
  • Declared Eternal Guru in 1708 by Guru Gobind Singh
  • Written in Gurmukhi script

🎯 Exam Points

  • Bill: Satkar Amendment Bill 2026
  • Punishment: 10 years to Life imprisonment
  • Fine: ₹5–25 lakh
  • Assembly Seats: 117

🇮🇳 पंजाब विधानसभा ने गुरु ग्रंथ साहिब सत्कार बिल 2026 पास किया

📌 क्यों चर्चा में?

13 अप्रैल 2026 को पंजाब विधानसभा ने Guru Granth Sahib के अपमान के खिलाफ सख्त सजा देने वाला बिल पास किया।

🔥 मुख्य बिंदु

🔹 कानून:

  • सर्वसम्मति से पारित

🔹 सजा:

  • न्यूनतम: 10 साल
  • अधिकतम: आजीवन कारावास

🔹 जुर्माना:

  • ₹5 लाख से ₹25 लाख

🔹 लागू:

  • अपमान करने वालों और सहयोगियों पर

📚 अतिरिक्त जानकारी

🔸 Guru Granth Sahib:

  • 1604 में संकलित
  • 1708 में गुरु घोषित

🎯 परीक्षा हेतु महत्वपूर्ण बिंदु

  • सजा: 10 साल से आजीवन
  • जुर्माना: ₹5–25 लाख

📝 Practice MCQs (English + Hindi)

1. Satkar Bill is related to which state?

सत्कार बिल किस राज्य से संबंधित है?

A. Haryana

B. Punjab

C. UP

D. Rajasthan

👉 Answer: B

2. Minimum punishment under the bill is?

न्यूनतम सजा क्या है?

A. 5 years

B. 7 years

C. 10 years

D. 12 years

👉 Answer: C

3. Maximum punishment is?

अधिकतम सजा क्या है?

A. 20 years

B. 25 years

C. Life imprisonment

D. Death penalty

👉 Answer: C

4. Minimum fine is?

न्यूनतम जुर्माना क्या है?

A. 1 lakh

B. 3 lakh

C. 5 lakh

D. 10 lakh

👉 Answer: C

5. Guru Granth Sahib compiled in?

गुरु ग्रंथ साहिब कब संकलित हुआ?

A. 1500

B. 1604

C. 1708

D. 1800

👉 Answer: B

6. Compiled by which Guru?

किस गुरु ने संकलित किया?

A. Guru Nanak

B. Guru Arjan Dev

C. Guru Gobind Singh

D. Guru Tegh Bahadur

👉 Answer: B

7. Declared eternal Guru in?

कब गुरु घोषित हुआ?

A. 1604

B. 1650

C. 1708

D. 1750

👉 Answer: C

8. Punjab Assembly seats are?

पंजाब विधानसभा सीटें कितनी हैं?

A. 100

B. 110

C. 117

D. 120

👉 Answer: C

9. Punjab Assembly is?

पंजाब विधानसभा कैसी है?

A. Bicameral

B. Unicameral

C. Federal

D. None

👉 Answer: B

10. Guru Granth Sahib is written in?

गुरु ग्रंथ साहिब किस लिपि में है?

A. Devanagari

B. Urdu

C. Gurmukhi

D. Persian

👉 Answer: C

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