Diljit Dosanjh challenges govt to ban liquor after Telangana notice: ‘Bollywood stars promote liquor, but they mess with me’

The vocalist besides addressed being targeted by a TV anchor who accused his fans of supporting him contempt his alcohol-themed songs. Responding to the criticism, Diljit said, “I ne'er personally called anyone and asked if they drink. I’m conscionable singing a song. Bollywood has plentifulness of songs astir alcohol, and I mightiness person 1 oregon two. That’s it.”

The vocalist past issued a situation to the government, stating, “I won’t adjacent sing those songs. It’s casual for maine to tweak the songs, bro. Also, I don’t devour intoxicant myself. Bollywood celebrities beforehand intoxicant successful advertisements, but I don’t. Don’t poke me. I softly bash my programme and leave.”

He added, “Let’s commencement a movement—if each states prohibition liquor depletion completely, I volition ne'er sing a opus astir intoxicant again successful my full life. Is this possible? During COVID, everything was closed but liquor shops. You can’t fool the youth. If not a implicit ban, past astatine slightest state a adust time successful your authorities connected the time of my performance, and I volition refrain from singing immoderate alcohol-related song.”

Praising the Gujarat authorities for its prohibition policy, helium said, “If liquor is banned here, I americium a instrumentality of the Gujarat government. I openly enactment them for this. If liquor shops are closed crossed the country, I volition halt singing songs astir alcohol,” helium added.

At his Hyderabad concert, Diljit had expressed vexation implicit the authorities censoring his songs. Drawing comparisons to planetary artists, helium remarked, “When artists travel to India from different countries, they are allowed to bash immoderate they like, sing immoderate they want. But erstwhile an creator from your ain state is singing, radical person truthful galore problems.”