Punjabi singer Diljit Dosanjh is in legal trouble after his New Year's Eve concert in Ludhiana. 

 

As per the details, Punditrao Dharenavar, an assistant professor from Chandigarh, filed a complaint urging the singer to stop performing certain songs during his live show on December 31, 2024. The complainant maintained he was worried about the impact of these controversial songs on young people as scores of minors attend Diljit's concerts.

 

Dharenavar also cited a 2019 ruling from the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which directed the police to ensure that songs promoting drugs, alcohol or violence were not to be performed at public events or live concerts.

 

While the deputy director of Indian Punjab’s Women and Child Department issued a notice to Ludhiana's district commissioner, asking him to bar Diljit from performing songs that promote alcohol, including ‘Patiala Peg’, ‘5 Tara Theke’ and ‘Case (Jeeb Vicho Feem Labbiya)’, Diljit went on to perform the same with altered lyrics.

 

The performances came even though Diljit had been advised against them as per the warnings issued by various commissions earlier as well. He had also been told to not perform the songs even with tweaked or modified lyrics.

 

While action against the singer for flouting the ban is awaited, he and his team are yet to react to the reports.

 

This is not the first time Diljit has faced such controversies. He received a legal notice from the Telangana government for performing songs that promoted alcohol and violence during his concert in Hyderabad in November.

 

Despite these legal issues, Diljit's Dil-Luminati tour remains a major success. The Ludhiana show, announced on December 23, marked the grand finale of his three-month-long India Tour.