City residents wait eagerly for today’s Diljit’s concert

Though many events and parties are being organised at several restaurants and hotels on the New Year’s Eve, most of the city residents seem interested in Diljit Dosanjh’s final live concert of Dil-Luminati, in Ludhiana on Tuesday evening.

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Elaborate arrangements are made at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) ground, where the concert will take place. Deputy Commissioner Jatinder Jorwal along with other officials from the administration are personally looking into the arrangements, though it is a private show.

“We are here for safety and security purposes as thousands of people are gathering for the event here tomorrow,” said Jorwal.

Besides, arrangements are made to ensure that there is no rush of passers-by on the overbridge along the PAU as the concert would be visible from the bridge going towards the Jagraon bridge.

The last-minute sale of tickets was on for the Tuesday show. On the first and second day, the tickets of all the three categories were sold in black by many residents but when it came to the notice of law-enforcing agencies, the people stopped posting about availability of tickets on social media. As a result, many residents sold tickets on Monday incurring losses. Meanwhile, huge hoardings and banners of the concert had been put up across the city.

At the same time, the live concert being held on December 31 has definitely cast a shadow on other New Year’s events. Jasdip Singh Bindra from Ombre said the concert had hit the business of hotels and restaurants in the city. “But our bookings are full as families have opted hotels. Most of the youngsters want to witness the live concert. However, those who wish to enjoy the New Year’s eve in a cozy atmosphere, have booked hotels and restaurants,” he said.

Speculations are rife that some celebrities may join the Punjabi singer at the last leg of the tour. The names of Singer Mika and Sukhwinder Singh are also doing the rounds.

BJP questions Cong’s silence on event

Ludhiana BJP president Rajneesh Dhiman has questioned the silence of Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on the live concert of singer Diljit in the city. He said the Union Government had announced a seven-day mourning following the demise of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh while the show will be organised here on Tuesday evening. Strangely, the Congress was also mum over the issue.