Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has authorised the prosecution of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the leader of Dera Sacha Sauda in connection with the 2015 sacrilege cases. This decision comes in the wake of the recent Supreme Court judgment, in which the Punjab and Haryana High Court lifted the stay on hearing of these cases
The Supreme Court cleared the way for the hearing before a bench headed by Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan on October 18. The court also directed Ram Rahim to respond within four weeks.
