Diljit Dosanjh Critiques Telangana Government's Ban On Alcohol Songs During Ahmedabad Tour

Diljit Dosanjh recently found himself in a legal predicament after the Telangana government issued a notice banning his songs related to alcohol and drugs. During his recent Ahmedabad tour, Diljit responded by highlighting that Gujarat, a dry state, hadn't sent him any such notice. This response was shared on Instagram and quickly went viral.

In the video, Diljit expressed his frustration with the Telangana government's actions. He stated, "Today also I won't sing such songs. It's very easy for me to tweak the songs. Main khud sharab nahi peeta. It's very easy for me. Lekin Bollywood ke jo kalakaar hai woh sharab ki advertisment karte hai, Diljit Dosanjh advertisement nahi karta. Aap mujhe chedo mat. Main jahan jata hoon chup karke apna programme karta hoon, chala jata hoon. Aap kyu chedh rahe ho mujhe?"

He further elaborated that he would cease singing about alcohol if there were a nationwide ban on it. He said, "Jitni bhi states hai humare yaha, agar woh saari apne aap ko dry state ghoshith kardeti hai, agle hi din Diljit Dosanjh apni life mein kabhi sharab pe gaana nahi gayega. Main pran karta hoon. Hosakta yeh? Bohut bada revenue hai yeh. Corona mein sab bandh hogaya tha, theke bandh nahi hue the. Kya baatein kar rahe ho aap? Aap youth ko fuddu nahi bana sakte."

He added that if any state declared a dry day during his shows, he would refrain from singing about alcohol: "Jahan jahan mere show hai wahan wahan aap ek din ke liye dry day ghoshith kardo, main sharaab ka gaana nahi gaunga. It's very easy for me. Again I'm telling you, it's easy for me to tweak songs. Main koi naya kalakaar thodei hoon ki aap usko yeh bologe ki 'Yeh yeh yeh gaana nahi gasakta' aur main bolunga, 'Arre main kya karunga'? Main gaane ko tweak kardunga, gaana change hojayega aur utna hi maza ayega."