Pb minister bats for slapping murder charge in sacrilege cases

In the wake of incidents of sacrilege in Punjab, state Revenue Minister Bikarm Singh Majithia today advocated slapping murder charge on those accused of hurting religious sentiments of any community.
"It is good that the state government has decided to enhance the quantum of punishment for acts of sacrilege from three years to life imprisonment under Section 295 A of the IPC. However, I request that Section 302 should also be imposed on such persons so that it sends a strong singnal to those who want to vitiate peaceful atmosphere," Majithia said in the state assembly during Zero Hour.
Last year, the state had witnessed 13 cases of sacrilege of the holy text of Sikhs, Guru Granth Sahib. This year two such cases have been reported in Amritsar in the last two days.

"The incidents of sacrilege are going on unabated. Those who indulge in these crimes should also be prosecuted under Section 302," he said.
"Even courts in the country have given Gurus the status of living God," he said.
Meanwhile, Congress leader Sunil Kumar Jakhar sought adequate compensation for farmers whose wheat crop was damaged due to inclement weather in the past few days.
Another Congress MLA Gurkirat Singh Kotli sought a ban on Chinese thread sold in the state for kite flying, claiming it had caused fatal injuries on many occasions.