Ever since the song ‘Sarke Chunar’ from Sanjay Dutt’s film ‘KD: The Devil’ was released, it has been surrounded by controversies. After the continuous controversy regarding this song, now the Central Government has also decided to take big action on it. During the ongoing session in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav talked about this issue and said that nothing can be served in the name of freedom of expression.
Central government imposed ban on singing
The issue of this song was raised in the Lok Sabha by Samajwadi Party’s Sansar Anand Bhadauria. After which Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnav addressed the Honorable Speaker and replied that the song has already been banned. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said in the House, ‘I would like to tell the entire House that freedom of expression is necessary but it cannot be completely autocratic. It should be used only within the scope of society and culture.
#WATCH | Speaking in Lok Sabha, on the ban on Bollywood film song ‘Sarke Chunariya’, Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting, Ashwini Vaishnaw says,” A ban has been imposed on the song. We must operate according to the reasonable restrictions under the Freedom of Speech.… pic.twitter.com/TMSBaiLVke
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Controversy is going on regarding lyrics
Let us tell you that there is controversy regarding the lyrics of this song of Nora Fatehi. Questions were raised on social media regarding its objectionable and obscene lyrics. After which this song has been removed from all social media platforms with immediate effect. However, this issue is still heated. Considering this, the government has also banned it completely.
Lyrics writer apologized
After this entire controversy, the lyricist Rakib Alam, who wrote this song, also apologized by sharing a post on social media. He said that these lyrics were not written by him, but by the director of the film himself. He has only translated it from Kannada language to Hindi language. He also said that if the lyrics of this song have hurt anyone’s sentiments, then he himself apologizes for it.