Diljit Singh's concert leaves JLN stadium in a mess, SAI responds

Singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh, whose craze brought about 70,000 people to the stadium to watch him perform, had created a cheerful and vibrant atmosphere in the national capital.

However, like the famous Buddhist saying goes "after good times, bad times are bound to happen" the immense energy during the concert turned into a mess after the show, with people pointing fingers at the organisers over the stadium's condition.

Beant Singh, a professional international athlete in a post on Instagram claimed that sports equipment in the stadium including hurdles were vandalised by fans. He also said that the stadium is closed for the coming 10 days stopping athletes from practice.

"This is the situation with sports and sports-persons in India, people drink and party at places where people are supposed to practice. This is the reason why sports persons in the country are finding it difficult to win medals, whatever medals the country is getting it is because of their personal efforts," he said in an emotional monologue.

However, this is not a first time that the stadium acted a venue for concerts. It had earlier hosted concerts by international stars including by Bryan Adams, but without the fury of athletes.  Moreover, the Sports Authority of India (SAI), said that their contract with the organisers clearly state that the stadium would be handed back in the same condition as before. With close to a lakh people attending the event it would take 24 hours for them to clean it, the SAI assured.   

Meanwhile, Diljit will travel to Jaipur next for his show as part of his "Dil-Lumanati tour". After which he will visit cities including Chandigarh, Guwahati, Pune, Indore, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Lucknow, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad.