Entertainment · Indian Cinema · 7 hrs ago
Diljit Dosanjh faces song and stage restrictions for Ahmedabad concert
Gujarat child protection officials asked police to restrict Diljit Dosanjh’s Ahmedabad concert on November 21.
The show is scheduled at Narendra Modi Stadium as part of his Aura India Tour.
Officials named four songs they say glorify alcohol, drugs, weapons or violence, and asked that they not be performed.
They also asked Dosanjh not to invite children onto the stage, citing loud sound and flashing lights, or wear a bullet belt.
The advisory followed a complaint by a professor based in Chandigarh and refers to a 2019 Punjab and Haryana High Court order on songs promoting intoxication and violence.
Officials said the restrictions are intended to protect children from harmful influences and possible risks to their hearing and eyesight.
The notice asks city police to take action to ensure the restrictions are followed at the concert.
Gujarat child protection authorities have asked police to restrict Diljit Dosanjh’s November 21 concert in Ahmedabad.
The advisory asks that he not perform four named songs, invite children on stage or wear bandoliers.
Authorities say the measures are intended to protect children from exposure to songs about intoxicants and violence, loud sound and flashing lights.
The concert is scheduled at Narendra Modi Stadium as part of Dosanjh’s Aura India Tour.
- Who
- Punjabi singer Diljit Dosanjh, Ahmedabad District Child Protection Officer Tanvika Parmar and city police commissioner Anupamsingh Gahlaut.
- What
- Authorities asked police to prevent Dosanjh from performing four songs, inviting children on stage or wearing bandoliers at his concert.
- When
- The notice was issued on November 6. The concert is scheduled for November 21.
- Where
- Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
- Why
- Authorities cited concerns about children’s exposure to songs glorifying intoxicants and violence, as well as loud sound and flashing lights.
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Ahmedabad child protection authorities issued a notice seeking restrictions on songs, children on stage and bandoliers.
Dosanjh is scheduled to perform at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
- Songs named
- ‘Patiala Peg’, ‘5 Raara Theke’, ‘Jeb vicho feem labhi aa’ and ‘Jatt Fire Karda’
- Concert venue
- Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
- Concert date
- November 21
- Advisory date
- November 6
- Requested stage restrictions
- No children on stage and no bandoliers during the performance
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What people are saying
We have requested the police to not allow Diljit Dosanjh to sing these songs during his concert in Ahmedabad as these glorify alcohol consumption, narcotic substances and weapons and violence.
During the live show, sound levels exceeding 120 decibels (120 dB) along with rapidly changing illumination and lights (Flashing Lights, Spot/Beam Lights) are used on stage, which is hazardous to the health of young children; therefore, inviting children onto the stage is inappropriate.