Diljit Dosanjh challenges states to ban liquor

Taking a dig at Telangana government for its direction to not sing songs promoting liquor, Punjabi singer Diljit Dosanjh has announced that if all states in the country declare themselves dry states, he would never sing songs on liquor.
He challenged the state governments to stop giving liquor contracts. He also suggested the state governments declare dry days at least on the day he is scheduled to perform in their state, saying that he would then not sing songs about liquor.
The singer said this during the concert in Ahmedabad on Sunday, two days after he performed in Hyderabad.
He also claimed that he does not consume alcohol. “There are thousands of Bollywood songs on liquor. I hardly sang a couple of songs on liquor. I don’t consume alcohol. Bollywood artists advertise liquor but I don’t do it,” he said.
The Telangana government had served a notice to Diljit Dosanjh, directing him to not sing any songs promoting alcohol, drugs, and violence during the ‘Dil-Luminati’ concert in Hyderabad.
Diljit was also directed to not let children on stage during his concert.He, however, found fault with the authorities for not laying down any such preconditions for the artists who come from other countries.
“We want Amritsar Sahib, which is a holy city, to be declared a dry city. Come with me let us start a movement. I will stop singing songs on liquor, you stop liquor contracts,” he added. (IANS)