No songs on alcohol, drugs or violence. And no “twisted words” to bypass this directive, says an ‘advisory’ to singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh by the Chandigarh child rights panel ahead of his concert in the city this Saturday. It comes less than a month after similar curbs by Telangana govt.

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Chandigarh: No songs mentioning alcohol, drugs or violence. And no “twisted words” to bypass this directive, says an ‘advisory’ issued to singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh by the Chandigarh Commission for Protection of Child Rights (CCPCR) ahead of his concert in the city this Saturday.

The notice comes less than a month after Telangana govt clamped similar restrictions on the singer before his Dil-Luminati India tour gig in Hyderabad.

The singer, who is scheduled to perform at the Exhibition Ground in Chandigarh’s Sector 34, will be liable for penal action if the order is not complied with, the commission’s chairperson Shipra Bansal said. Songs that refer or allude to alcohol, drugs and violence affect children of impressionable age, the panel said, also citing a World Health Organization report that highlights the perils of being exposed to high decibels.

Even adults should not be exposed to sound levels above 140db. For children, the level is 120db, the notice states. “It is advisable not to invite children on the stage during the live show where peak sound pressure level is above 120db which is harmful for children.”

The concert organizers are required to ensure that those below 25 years— the legal drinking age in Chandigarh—are not served alcohol. Any violation is punishable under the Juvenile Justice Act and other relevant laws, the notice mentions.

“Other than the organizer and singer, the UT administration has been marked in a copy of the advisory,” Bansal said, adding that “it is also the responsibility of parents to make kids understand”.

Bansal said singer Karan Aujla had received a similar notice for his Dec 7 show.

In Hyderabad, Dosanjh tweaked the lyrics of his songs, replacing mention of alcohol with another word. The singer-actor also faced protests by right-wing organizations in Indore for reciting couplets from Rahat Indori’s poem, ‘Kisi Ke Baap Ka Hindustan Thodi Hai’, which was often heard during the anti-CAA agitation.

Both Telangana govt’s notice and the CCPCR advisory to Aujla and Dosanjh were issued following complaints by Pandit Rao Dharennavar, assistant professor at Chandigarh’s Post-Graduate Government College in Sector 46.