After Hyderabad, Chandigarh: Dosanjh asked to keep alcohol and drugs out of playlist | India News – Times of India

CHANDIGARH: No songs that mention alcohol, drugs or violence. And no ‘twisted words’ to circumvent this directive, says an ‘advisory’ to singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh of the Chandigarh Commission for Protection of Children’s rights (CCPCR) ahead of his concert in the city this Saturday.
The notice comes less than a month later Telangana Government imposed similar restrictions on the singer before his Dil-Luminati India tour performance in Hyderabad.
Dosanjh, who will perform at Exhibition Ground in Sector 34 of Chandigarh, will be liable for criminal action if the order is not complied with, committee chairman Shipra Bansal said.
Songs that reference or allude to alcohol, drugs and violence affect impressionable children, the panel said.
The concert organizers must ensure that people below the age of 25 – the legal drinking age in Chandigarh – are not served alcohol. Any violation is punishable under the Juvenile Justice Act and other relevant laws, the notice stated. “Apart from the organizer and singer, the UT administration has been highlighted in a copy of the advisory,” Bansal said, adding that “it is also the responsibility of parents to make children understand”.
Bansal said singer Karan Aujla had received a similar notice before his show on December 7.
Despite Telangana noticing, Dosanjh sang songs with twisted lyrics: Complainant
The CCPCR advisory also cited a WHO report highlighting the dangers of high decibel exposure. Even adults should not be exposed to noise levels above 140 dB. For children, the optimal is 120 dB, the report said. “It is advisable not to invite children on stage during the live show, where the peak sound pressure level is above 120 dB, which is harmful to children.”
In Hyderabad, Diljit Dosanjh adapted the lyrics of his songs, replacing the mention of alcohol with another word. He also faced protests from right-wing organizations in Indore for reciting couplets from Rahat Indori’s poem ‘Kisi Ke Baap Ka Hindustan Thodi Hai’, which was often heard during the anti-CAA agitation.
Both the Telangana government’s notice and the CCPCR advisory to Aujla and Dosanjh came in response to complaints by Pandit Rao Dharennavar, assistant professor at Post-Graduate Govt College, Chandigarh. “Even after the warning from Telangana’s children and women’s department for not performing such songs, Dosanjh sang those songs with twisted lyrics on stage, which youngsters also sing along with him in the original form. In the concert, children under the age of thirteen years coming in,” Dharennavar said.
The Sector 41 resident said he would also file a complaint against rapper AP Dhillon’s planned show on December 21, especially his song ‘Old Money’ which allegedly promotes violence.