Holding that an anti-sacrilege law recently notified by the Punjab government could be “misinterpreted” and information shared under it “weaponised” to target rivals, the Akal Takht on Sunday issued summons to Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan asking him to explain why the Panth (community) was not consulted and the highest temporal body of Sikhs allegedly overlooked during its framing. Sandhwan has been asked to appear before the Akal Takht Secretariat on May 8 for a “clause-by-clause” discussion on the Act, Jathedar of the Akal Takht, Giani Kuldip Singh Gargajj, said. The Punjab government on April 20 notified the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026, eight days after the Assembly unanimously passed the Bill during a special session on April 13. The new law, which provides life imprisonment and a fine of up to Rs 25 lakh for any act of ‘beadbi’ against the Guru Granth Sahib, amends the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar Act, 2008.…