Mankirt Aulakh’s no-show disappoints DU students
The Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University, had to face great disappointment and embarrassment, recently. The student organisers of annual fest Ambrosia ’18 booked Punjabi singing sensation Mankirt Aulakh, made the payment to the star, and the singer arrived at the venue to perform. Yet, there was a no-show, as the singer felt that the security wasn’t up to the mark.
According to a college student who was at the venue, “When the singer arrived at the venue, his excitement turned into a nightmare when the absence of proper security led to fans climbing onto his car, and creating a ruckus. The singer had to back out due to security concerns.”
A member of the singer’s team said, “The stage area had no barricades, there was an uncontrollable crowd inside and outside the college, and some students climbing onto his car in excitement. He was also promised proper security personnel from the Delhi Police, but one could spot just a bunch of officers.”
“Be it a small artist or a star like Aulakh, proper measures need to be taken for such massscale events. He decided to cancel because he didn’t want anyone to get harmed,” the member added.
“Itna hype kar diya tha. Lag raha tha DCAC ne iss baar toh kamal hi kar diya Mankirt ko bulaake. Ab idhar aake dikh hi gaya hai ki fail kya cheez hoti hai. So disappointed. I really wanted to see him perform live,” said Tanveer Dang, a student who had come to attend the gig. “Jab sambhaal nahin sakte itne bade stars to fest rakhte kyon hain yeh log? They should have called just another regular band like last year, “said Abhimanyu Sethi, another attendee who couldn’t even enter the venue. “Ab pata nahin kab dekh paaunga Mankirt ko perform karte huye. Don’t know why they raised our expectations,” he added, ruefully.
Abhishek Dhanola, Lokesh Goel, and Anmol Jindal from the college union, were unavailable for comment.
Jab sambhaal nahin sakte itne bade stars toh fest rakhte kyon hain yeh log?
ABHIMANYU SETHI, STUDENT