Delhi HC orders taking down Honey Singh, Badshah’s ‘Volume 1’ from digital platforms

Delhi High Court on Thursday slammed a controversial song associated with Yo Yo Honey Singh and Badshah, describing its content as highly offensive and disrespectful towards women, as per reports.

While hearing a petition challenging the track 'Volume 1', the court reportedly directed that the song be removed immediately from all online platforms, including social media and music streaming services.

The bench noted that the lyrics were obscene in nature and observed that such content should not be allowed to remain publicly accessible, stating that it was incompatible with the standards of a civilised society, as per reports.

Rapper Badshah has been making headlines in the past few weeks. 

Recently, he became a topic of discussion for the objectionable lyrics and suggestive visuals of his song, ‘Tateeree’.

After facing a lot of backlash, Badshah even apologised through a social media post.

The police had registered a first information report (FIR) and initiated the process to issue a lookout notice against rapper Aditya Prateek Singh Sisodia, popularly known as Badshah, over allegations that his song features girls in school uniforms dancing in a Haryana Roadways bus and making objectionable gestures.

As per the FIR, the complainant stated that a song and video titled ‘Tateeree’ was recently released on the official YouTube channel of Badshah, and had gone viral. The Haryana State Commission for Women has also taken cognisance of the song and issued summons to Badshah.

Besides Savita Arya, president of the Nari Tu Narayani Utthan Samiti in Panipat, another complainant, Shiv Kumar, director of the Shiv Aarti India Foundation, alleged that ‘Tateeree’ contains objectionable vocabulary and sexualised references, which they say objectify women and minors.

(with inputs from syndicated feed)