Large events in Delhi need permissions covering crowd management, traffic and security.
Delhi Police denied permission for Diljit Dosanjh’s October 30 concert at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
The show was to open the Aura India Tour and is co-produced by BookMyShow Live.
Reasons cited include security concerns and the festive season.
The organisers have not announced a revised date or venue.
The Office of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, South Delhi, sent a letter to the ticketing platform BookMyShow saying the request could not be approved, according to ETV Bharat.
The reasons were reportedly security concerns, threat-related inputs, the festive season and other law and order requirements, according to the same report.
PTI, as cited by ETV Bharat, said the police cited security concerns and the festive season.
Aryan Age attributes the denial to security concerns alone and reports that the show is now postponed.
The concert was first planned for November 1 and was moved to October 30 because of sensitivities around the anniversary of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, according to Aryan Age.
The show is co-produced and promoted by BookMyShow Live, according to ETV Bharat.
The organisers had not announced a revised date or an alternative venue when the reports were published.
ETV Bharat says it is unclear whether the organisers will seek an alternative arrangement for Delhi.
The reports reviewed carried no response from Diljit Dosanjh or from BookMyShow.
The reports did not give ticket or refund information for the Delhi show.
The reported schedule of the Aura India Tour includes Indore, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Lucknow, Chandigarh and Kolkata, according to ETV Bharat.
Diljit Dosanjh spoke on September 24 about a planned performance at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on November 21, according to the same report.
The effect of the denial on the wider tour schedule has not been announced, according to ETV Bharat.
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi (file image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
