Following the anticipation of Coldplay’s concert in Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad dated January 25 & 26, 2025, the District Child Protection Unit of the state issued a strict notice to the singer Chris Martin, and the entire band to not use children in any form on the stage during the concert.
According to the ANI report, the organizers of the event have also been directed to not allow entry to any children inside the venue of the concert without earplugs or hearing protection. The Unit warned the organizers about the sound levels. The sound level, if exceeds 120 decibels will result in harmful damage to children’s health, and hence, the organizers have to maintain the level. They also made the concert venue aware that if the venue fails to follow any such rule, it will result in strict actions taken by the Child Protection Unit. This particular notice was issued after the complaint was filed by Pandit Rao Dharnevar, Assistant Professor of Sociology in Chandigarh.
While expressing his concerns to ANI, Dharnevar became vocal about the exceeding level of sound or bright lights that may result in physical and mental developmental issues in children. He later emphasized his commitment to taking such similar steps to safeguard children’s rights in the future, as certain songs make uncivilized and barbaric impressions on the minds of young children.
Before Coldplay’s concert, he even filed a complaint against Punjabi singer and performer Diljit Dosanjh’s ‘DIL-LUMINATI’ tour’s Grand Finale in Ludhiana. This complaint led to the Deputy Director of the Women and Children Department, Government of Punjab, taking action by issuing a formal notice to Ludhiana’s District Commissioner, earnestly persuading them to ask the singer to not perform certain songs in the concert on New Year’s Eve, which led to banning his songs. The songs that promoted alcohol were banned, including ‘5 Tara Theke’, ‘Patiala Pegg’, and ‘Case (Jeeb Vicho Feem Labbiya)’, even if their lyrics were altered.
