One of Dhadrianwale's followers, identified as Bhupinder Singh, died in the attack.
Under the draft Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, anyone distributing a map that the Indian government deems to be "wrong" could be liable for a billion-rupee fine and jail time.
The Bharatiya Janata Party, which has been governing the Delhi Municipal Corporations for over eight years now, since before its trifurcation, suffered a major setback losing 10 of the 13 wards to which byelection was held.
The attack took place around 6:30 PM when Dhadrianwale was on his way to a diwan at village Isewal (Mullanpur Dakha) in Ludhiana when a gang of 40 people fired gunshots at the jatha
The clash broke out when police officials tried to clear the area after warning the protesters.
Commission Chairman Rajesh Bagha said that at present separate cremation grounds existed in most of the villages in Punjab.