Diljit Dosanjh’s Indore concert: No alcohol & non-veg after Bajrang Dal protest

Diljit Dosanjh’s Indore concert grabbed the headlines as it was scheduled to post the protest of Bajrang Dal who demanded no non-veg and alcohol at the event. During his Indore Dil-Luminati Tour, the gig didn’t serve any alcohol or meat at the venue.

All about the Bajrang Dal’s protest

In response to Diljit Dosanjh’s concert in Indore, the Bajrang Dal staged demonstrations on Saturday. According to Yash Bachani, a member of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), the Bajrang Dal could demonstrate against the concert and the serving of alcohol and meat.

Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) member Yash Bachani stated to the media, “Bajrang Dal got information about a concert happening in the city where there would be open liquor, and meat would be served. We have come here to inspect the same and to ensure whether arrangements are being made for women’s safety by the police administration. We are also alert about any Love Jihad incident happening here. We oppose the open liquor and serving of meat to protect the culture in the city. Bajrang Dal can come out on the streets to protest against the concert tomorrow. We will let you know about our decision.”

Furthermore, Amrendra Singh, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Zone 2 stated to the media, “Indore police consider the matter of law and order situation, women’s security and drug abuse seriously. We have not permitted serving alcohol and its consumption in the open here. We are taking everything into cognizance…” Amrendra Singh, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Zone 2 told reporters.

No alcohol & non-veg in the Pune concert

The previous month, the permit for serving liquor was cancelled by the state excise department at Diljit Dosanjh’s musical concert in the Kothrud area in Pune. The decision was made in response to considerable opposition to the serving of alcohol at the event by the NCP party’s youth wing, senior BJP leader Chandrakant Patil, and a few local people and organizations.

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After this, the Telangana government banned Diljit from singing songs with lyrics on alcohol for his Hyderabad concert. He replaced the term alcohol with softer substitutes like Coca-Cola and also stated that many of his tracks do not mention alcohol. During the concert, Diljit stated, “I am not defending my songs or myself. Main sirf itna chahta hoon ke agar aap censorship lagana chahte ho gaano pe toh woh censorship Bhartiya cinema pe bhi hona chahiye. Right? Bhartiya cinema mein toh jitni badi gun utna bada hero. Kausa bada actor hai jisen sharab ka gaana ya scene nahi kiya? Hai koi? Yaad araha hai? Mere ko toh koi yaad nahi araha. Toh agar aapne censorship lagana hai toh please sab pe lagao (I just want that if you want to censor songs, then the censorship should be applied to Indian cinema too.”

He added, “In Indian films, the bigger the gun, the bigger the hero. Which big actor has not done a song on alcohol or similar scene? Is thre anyone? I can’t remember. So if you want to apply censorship, then do it on everyone).”

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Diljit’s Dil-Luminati Tour continues in other cities, including Chandigarh on December 14, and the finale in Guwahati on December 29.

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