
Gurjeet Singh Khalsa, a 43-year-old Punjab farmer, completed 500 days atop a BSNL tower demanding stricter sacrilege laws. His supporters launched Dharam Yudhh Morcha dharna on February 24 at Samana, Patiala. A six-member committee from diverse backgrounds—journalism, psychology, farming, preaching, activism, filmmaking—leads the agitation. Punjab passed a sacrilege Bill in April.