Punjab MP Backs Singer Shubh Amid Row

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Singer Shubh rose to fame together with his track ‘Nonetheless Rollin’

New Delhi:

Amid an ongoing controversy round singer Shubh, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Friday got here in assist of the Punjabi-Canadian artist and instructed him that he “would not must show his patriotism”. Singer Shubh was scheduled to carry out in India however his tour was cancelled over his alleged assist to Khalistani sympathizer. Shubh had shared a distorted map of India on his Instagram deal with earlier this yr, which omitted the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, and the Northeastern states.

“Singer Shubh we stand with you. You need not show your patriotism as a result of you’re a proud son of Punjab and India,” Ms Badal, a former ally of the Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP), stated on her official X (previously Twitter) account.

“Akali Dal appeals to fellow countrymen to not fall prey to conspiracies to label Shubh & others who converse for Punjab as anti-nationals,” the Lok Sabha MP from Punjab’s Bathinda added.

Congress is available in assist of singer Shubh

On Friday, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring additionally backed singer Shubh and stated that he “strongly oppose labelling of our children, who converse for Punjab as anti-nationals”.

“Whereas we at Punjab Congress strongly oppose the concept of Khalistan & have actively fought our battles towards anti-national forces, I strongly oppose labelling of our children like Shubh, who converse for Punjab as anti-nationals. We Punjabis need not give any proof about our nationalism,” Mr Warring posted on X.

“This propaganda being pushed by sure forces towards Punjabis to undermine us is extremely condemnable. Malicious makes an attempt to tarnish our children should be repulsed. Jai Hind! Jai Punjab!”, the senior Congress chief added.

Controversy round singer Shubh

The controversy round singer Shubh, who rose to fame together with his track ‘Nonetheless Rollin’, started on September 19, when boAt, an electronics model, withdrew its sponsorship from his upcoming India tour.

A day later, his ‘Nonetheless Rollin India tour’ was cancelled by BookMyShow after the ticket-booking app confronted a boycott name on social media platforms amid simmering tensions between India and Canada.

The 26-year-old confronted the wrath of netizens after he shared a map of India on his Instagram story, which omitted the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, and the Northeastern states. Together with the image, the singer had written, “Pray for Punjab”.

After backlash, he deleted the map and changed it with a message that learn “Pray for Punjab” with none image.

“Disheartened:” Singer Shubh after India tour cancelled 

Singer Shubh on Thursday expressed his disappointment after his tour was cancelled following allegations of his assist for Khalistani sympathizer and stated that he was “extraordinarily disheartened”. 

“My intent in resharing that publish on my story was solely to wish for Punjab as there have been reviews of electrical energy and web shutdowns all through the state. There was no different thought behind it, and I positively did not intend to harm anybody’s sentiments,” he stated in his Instagram publish.

“India is MY nation too. I used to be born right here. It’s the land of my GURUS and my ANCESTORS, who did not even blink an eye fixed to make sacrifices for the liberty of this land, for its glory, and for the household. And Punjab is my soul, Punjab is in my blood. No matter I’m right now, I’m due to being a Punjabi,” he added.

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