Diljit Dosanjh gifts shoes to Pakistani fan: ‘India, Pak are same for me, Punjabis love everyone’
Manchester: In a heartwarming gesture, Diljit Dosanjh gifted a pair of shoes to a Pakistani fan during his concert in Manchester, UK, on Saturday, and emphasised that political boundaries cannot diminish the shared love between the two countries.
In a video that has gone viral, the renowned actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh can be seen presenting a pair of shoes to a female fan on stage during his concert. When she shared her roots, he responded in Punjabi, saying, “Be it Hindustan or Pakistan, for me, they are both the same. Punjabis love everyone.”
Diljit remarked that borders are created by politicians, but for him, everyone is the same. “These borders are made by politicians, but people who know Punjabi, be it from any corner of the world, are all the same,” he expressed.
The artist shared that anyone attending his show, whether from India or Pakistan, is welcomed with open arms.
Netizens are praising Diljit Dosanjh for his gesture, with one social media user commenting, “Politicians divide hearts. Music connects hearts.” Another user wrote, “Winning hearts as always.”
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Congress using hijab issue to pacify minority anger, alleges Karnataka LoP R Ashoka
Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka has accused the Congress government of using the hijab issue to placate what he described as discontent among minority voters after the Davanagere by-election.
In a post on X on Wednesday, Ashoka alleged that the state government, instead of addressing issues such as price rise, corruption, farmers’ distress and law and order, was attempting to retain its minority vote base by reviving the hijab issue.
Referring to the 2022 dress code introduced by the BJP government, which prohibited hijab in schools and colleges, Ashoka said the Karnataka High Court had upheld the policy and emphasised the importance of discipline in educational institutions.
He questioned the Congress government’s move to revisit the issue and asked whether setting aside the court-backed policy to benefit one community could be described as secularism.
Ashoka further alleged that while the government was willing to permit hijab, it continued to prohibit saffron shawls.
He accused the government of dividing students on religious lines rather than treating schools and colleges as spaces of equality.
Drawing a comparison with Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal, Ashoka claimed that excessive appeasement politics had harmed the state and warned that the Congress in Karnataka could face a similar political response.
He said voters in Karnataka would teach the Congress a lesson for what he termed “vote-bank politics” and for compromising constitutional and judicial principles.
