Act against those posting harmful content, says women's panel chief
Karnal, April 17 -- Haryana State Women's Commission chairperson Renu Bhatia said on Thursday that she has urged the state government to take strict action against creators promoting harmful content. She expressed concern over the promotion of gun culture, abusive content in songs, and recent incidents affecting the dignity of students.
She sought stringent regulations and monitoring mechanisms to prevent release of such content. This comes after recent controversies regarding the release of song "Tatteri" by rapper Aditya Pratap Singh, popularly known as Badshah, which portrayed schoolgirls.
Earlier this week, Haryanvi singer Masoom Sharma was booked in Dehradun for using abusive language at an event. Several of his songs were banned by the authorities for promoting violence and illegal weapons.
Sharing a letter she wrote to chief minister Nayab Singh Saini during her visit to Karnal, Bhatia said that there is a growing culture of gun, violence, and use of abusive and objectionable language that are being promoted through songs by various singers.
"This trend is having a serious and negative impact on youth, particularly school-going students, who are highly impressionable. Recently, an incident related to the song "Tatteri" has sparked widespread concern across the state," she said.
Bhatia said that initiatives like "Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao" further emphasise the importance of protecting and educating the girl child and in such a scenario, the promotion of derogatory content against women in songs stands in direct contradiction to these efforts.
She said that when songs glorify weapons, aggression, and derogatory language, it normalises such behaviour and influences students to adopt similar attitudes in real life. The chairperson said that she met the CM at his residence this week and requested him to take strict action against such content creators and urged him to introduce stringent regulations and monitoring mechanisms.
"We have already written to the National Commission for Women (NCW) requesting the same," she said. Regarding the controversy involving rapper Badshah, Bhatia said that after failing to appear before the commission in Panipat last month, the singer apologised before the NCW last week.
"He has promised to fund the education of 50 girls from economically weaker sections and a song on women empowerment. We've summoned singer Masoom Sharma to appear before the commission on April 18," she added....
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