Diljit Dosanjh says 'attempts were made to stop me' after Aura tour opener in Delhi
Diljit Dosanjh opened his Aura India Tour in Delhi, then told fans on Instagram Live that problems start whenever he plays India. What he said, and the CJP row.
Diljit Dosanjh opened his Aura India Tour at Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Friday night, 30 October, and by the weekend the talk was less about the songs and more about what he said after them.
In an Instagram Live after the show, the Punjabi star said his team had run into trouble putting the concert together and that there had been several attempts to stop him. He did not say who was behind them or what exactly went wrong.
“When the India show starts, problems start, especially for me. I don’t know why,” he said. He added that he knew people would make fun of him, but that no amount of “negative energy” would push him out: “I’m still here, baby. I’m not going anywhere.”
He pointed to 25 years in the industry and said he will stop only when he decides to. His silence, he said, should not be read as fear.
The tour carries on
Diljit said the remaining shows will go ahead as planned and that he will stay in India until 20 December. The next stop is Indore on 15 November. Delhi was the first of seven cities on the tour.
On the Live he also recalled that his team had tried to set up a concert in Bihar last year. That show never happened, and no Patna date has been announced for this tour either.
The CJP row
On stage in Delhi he repeated his line “I’m an artist, bro”, the same remark that drew criticism in July when he kept his distance from a student protest. He also told the crowd: “Don’t teach Punjabis how to fight.” He named nobody.
Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and one of those who had criticised him, replied in a note to the singer. Dipke wrote that he had been “a little hurt” by Diljit’s comment during the June protests, but that “one disagreement or misunderstanding doesn’t change the respect and admiration I have for you.” He ended in Punjabi: “Baaki paaji, chhota bhai samajh ke mitti pao”, asking Diljit to treat him as a younger brother and let it go.
Some Indian headlines called that an apology. Dipke’s own words read more like a request to end the fight.
Why Pakistan is watching
Diljit is one of the most-streamed Punjabi artists on both sides of the border, and his songs are a fixture at weddings from Lahore to Faisalabad. Pakistani fans have followed his tours closely since his Dil-Luminati run in 2024, which ended with him saying he would not perform in India again until venue infrastructure improved. He came back anyway.
Diljit has not said who he believes tried to stop the tour. The next test is Indore on 15 November.
