Nooran Sisters fail to turn up at event

Gagandeep Singh

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Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, November 23

Renowned Sufi singers, Jyoti and Sultana, also known as Nooran Sisters, have been accused of not turning up after booking the event at a religious shrine in a village near Jalandhar. The organisers alleged that Rs 10,000 was given to them in advance and it has not been returned. 

The organisers also blamed the police for not taking any action despite lodging a police complaint. 

Inderjit Singh, a resident of Sarai Khas village near Jalandhar, said, “We booked Nooran Sisters, Jyoti and Sultana, on July 4 to sing at the shrine of Baba Boharh Shah at village Sarai Khas on November 19 on the death anniversary of the Baba. We booked them for Rs 80,000 for singing at the event. An amount of Rs 10,000 had already been given to them in advance by cheque, whereas the rest of the money was to be given a day before the show. Apart from this, we spent thousands of rupees to advertise for the event.” Inderjit Singh was joined by other villagers who supported his stand. 

“They were supposed to be singing from 2 pm to 5 pm during the event. When it was learnt that the singers were not going to turn up on time, we phoned them. They first said they were on their way for the event. But when repeated calls were made as they were running really late, the singers and their father stopped answering our calls. The Sufi singers neither turned up for the event nor returned the advance. We have made a complaint to the police, yet no action has been taken,” they said. 

The Nooran Sisters have reportedly left for England for a show today. However, their manager Dushyant accepted they couldn’t turn up for the event because they got stuck in traffic. “We had a morning show at the Punjabi University, Patiala, on the same day. Due to heavy flow of traffic at Chehru Bridge, we reached Patiala late by two hours. Because of the same reason, we could not attend the event at the religious shrine. We tried to convince the organisers to delay the event by a few hours, but it was refused,” the manager added. 

“We had agreed to perform without any charges as we usually do not take money to perform at religious places. We had already decided to return the cheque as we never got that cashed. The cheque will be returned anyway,” said Dushyant.