Delhi Police puts brakes on Diljit's Oct 30 gig
India, Oct. 23 -- L
ooks like Delhi fans may have to wait longer to say Punjabi Aa Gaye Oye! Singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh's much-awaited return to the Capital, nearly after two years, has hit a roadblock. We have exclusively learnt that his October 30 Aura India Tour concert at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium has been denied permission over specific threat-related inputs. In a letter to BookMyShow, the Office of the Deputy Commissioner of Police (South District) stated, "In view of the specific threat-related inputs, coupled with the multifarious security and law & order commitments arising out of the ongoing festive season and other important law & order concerns, the same cannot be acceded to."
Interestingly, the concert had already been advanced from November 1 to October 30 following an appeal by Rajya Sabha MP Vikramjit Sahney, citing the anniversary of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The Delhi gig was to kick off the India leg of Diljit's seven-city tour. The fate of the show remained uncertain till the time of going to press....
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