District Child Protection Unit in Ahmedabad issued this directive to Coldplay before the concert
Singer Chris Martin and the Coldplay concert organizers have received a notice from Ahmedabad’s District Child Protection Unit, telling them not to use any kind of child on stage during the January 25–26, 2025, performance at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium.
Additionally, the organizers have been instructed to make sure that no kids enter the performance site without wearing earplugs or other hearing protection.
The Unit has pointed out that children’s health may be seriously jeopardized by sound levels that surpass 120 dB during the performance.
The District Child Protection Unit in Ahmedabad will take severe measures if these instructions are not followed.
The notification was sent in response to a complaint that Chandigarh assistant professor of sociology Pandit Rao Dharnevar had submitted.
Dharnevar told ANI that taking kids to concerts with loud noises and bright lights might be detrimental to their mental and physical development. He also underlined his resolve to protect children’s rights in the future by adopting such actions.
The Punjabi singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh’s New Year’s Eve performance in Ludhiana was previously the subject of a complaint by Pandit Rao Dharnevar.
Due to this complaint, the District Commissioner of Ludhiana received an official notice from the Deputy Director of the Women and Child Department, Government of Punjab, requesting that they stop the singer from singing certain songs at his December 31, 2024, live performance.
In particular, the notification demanded that songs like “Patiala Pegg,” “5 Tara Theke,” and “Case (Jeeb Vicho Feem Labbiya),” even if their words were changed, be prohibited for allegedly endorsing drinking.
Dharnevar voiced worries about the effects of these songs, especially on impressionable and young audiences, especially when there are minors around.
