Complaint filed against singer Happy Raikoti for promoting gun culture in songs
Happy Raikoti in legal trouble: Punjabi singer Happy Raikoto is facing a legal issue as a complaint has been filed against him for promoting weapons in his song 'Photoshoot'.
Happy Raikoti in legal trouble: Punjabi singer Happy Raikoto is facing a legal issue as a complaint has been filed against him for promoting weapons in his song 'Photoshoot'.
He has been the subject of a police complaint in Jalandhar. Raikoti has been accused of using music to promote weapons in this. According to the complainants, Happy Raikoti's song has a negative impact on the younger generation. It is the singers' duty in such circumstances to refrain from performing inflammatory songs.
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Complaint against Happy RaikotiMembers of the local NGO "Mission 6213" protested outside of the city's District Administrative Complex, calling for penalties for the composer of the song "photoshoot" and the Punjabi singer Happy Raikoti for performing songs that encourage youngster violence and gun culture.
In light of a Punjab and Haryana High Court ruling against songs that glorify violence, drugs, and firearms, the NGO filed a complaint with the commissioner of police asking for the immediate removal of his song "Photoshoot" from YouTube.
Songs shouldn't advertise drugs and weapons
The complainants said that musicians shouldn't use terms that support drugs and guns. By listening to such music, young people's stamina decreases. Along with this, their perception of violence also grows. The court further stated that songs shouldn't advocate drugs and firearms. The display of weapons has also been outlawed in Punjab.
