A scene from the JLN Stadium after Diljit Dosanjh live performance.© Instagram
For sports activities followers in India, the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi is a hallowed venue. Prior to now it has hosted the 2010 Commonwealth Video games, footballer Bhaichung Bhutia’s farewell match towards Bayern Munich, the SAFF Championships in addition to many different occasions. Just lately, nevertheless, it hosted a music live performance of Punjabi singer Diljit Dosanjh on Saturday and Sunday as a part of his Dil-Luminati Tour. The live performance, which was a well-attended occasion, is nevertheless producing unfavourable information after what it allegedly did to the JLN Stadium.
Observe and discipline athlete Beant Singh shared his disappointment on social media, posting photographs and video of the venue in disarray after the live performance. Held over the weekend, the live performance drew practically 35,000 followers every night time however left the stadium, sometimes reserved for sports activities, in a state of disarray.
Within the video posted by Singh, the stadium’s monitor and discipline space have been suffering from rubbish, alcohol containers, and broken athletic gear. “That is the place athletes practice, however right here folks had alcohol and partied,” Beant Singh shared on Instagram.
“For this, the stadium was closed off till yesterday. The athletics gear has been damaged and thrown to the aspect. Such is the respect of the athletes. After which in each 4 years they may speak about Olympics however won’t help on the grassroot stage.”
Punjab FC, the Indian Tremendous League (ISL) workforce that additionally makes use of Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium as its house floor, is now coping with the live performance’s fallout because it prepares to face Chennaiyin FC on Thursday night time.
With Punjab FC at the moment in fourth place on the ISL factors desk, the workforce was relying on a pristine pitch to provide them an edge. As an alternative, gamers and employees have been met with particles and stadium personnel scrambling to revive the sphere in time.
With IANS inputs
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