Celebrated Punjabi singer Diljit Dosanjh was served a notice and barred from singing songs that referred to alcohol at his Hyderabad concert. In Ahmedabad, the singer, a teetotaller, threw a challenge at the states,

Punjabi singer Diljit Dosanjh recently came into the limelight when the Telangana government sent him a legal notice

Punjabi music icon Diljit Dosanjh, a teetotaler, has vowed to stop singing alcohol-themed songs if all Indian states declare themselves dry. In his Ahmedabad concert, he tweaked lyrics to remove alcohol references,

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader NV Subhash on Monday accused the Telangana government of being incapable of controlling alcohol and drug issues in the state. His comments came following the Telangana government directive to Punjabi singer Diljit Dosanjh for his concert in Hyderabad,

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

For the unversed, the Telangana government issued a notice to the singer just hours before his Hyderabad concert on Nov. 16, warning him not to sing songs that mention drugs and alcohol. He performed the concert by tweaking the lyrics of his songs.

Diljit Dosanjh said at an Ahmedabad concert that he would not perform songs on alcohol in the concert because Gujarat is a dry state

Diljit Dosanjh talks about the hypocrisy of facing criticism for his alcohol-based song and declares he would stop singing songs about alcohol if it were completely banned in India.

While Diljit Dosanjh is clearly dissatisfied with the Telangana government's decision to censor his songs, he has expressed admiration for the Gujarati government. For those unfamiliar, Gujarat is a "dry" state,