New Delhi: BookMyShow on Wednesday canceled Punjabi-Canadian singer Shubneet Singh's India tour after the ticket booking app faced boycott calls on social media for allegedly hosting the pro-Khalistani singer. In a post on BookMyShow's website, BookMyShow said that it will provide full refund of the tickets within 7-10 days.
New Delhi: BookMyShow on Wednesday canceled Punjabi-Canadian singer Shubneet Singh’s India tour after the ticket booking app faced boycott calls on social media for allegedly hosting the pro-Khalistani singer. In a post on BookMyShow’s website, BookMyShow said that it will provide full refund of the tickets within 7-10 days.
In its statement, BookMyShow said that “Singer Shubneet Singh’s Still Rollin’ Tour for India has been cancelled. For this, BookMyShow has started full refund of the ticket amount for all those consumers. Those who had purchased tickets for the show will be refunded soon. The refund will be reflected in the source account of the customer’s original transaction within 7-10 working days.”
Singer Shubhneet Singh’s Still Rollin Tour for India stands cancelled. To that end, BookMyShow has initiated a complete refund of the ticket amount for all consumers who had purchased tickets for the show. The refund will be reflected within 7-10 working days in the customer's…
— BookMyShow (@bookmyshow) September 20, 2023
Earlier #UninstallBookMyShow was trending on X. BookMyShow was being accused of inviting a singer who talks about the partition of India while sitting in another country. Shares a distorted map of India. This led to a diplomatic row between India and Canada, in which both expelled a senior diplomat.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused New Delhi of having a hand in the killing of 45-year-old Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia in June this year. India immediately rejected Canada’s claim as absurd.
Shubh is an Punjabi rapper who rose to fame due to his song ‘Still Rollin’ getting a huge number of streams on Instagram Reels. He released his first breakout single ‘We Rollin’ in 2021 and as of 2023, it has received over 201 million views on YouTube. He recently released his debut album ‘Still Rollin’ and announced his first India tour this year, playing in 10 different cities and a cruise.
