The Election Commission of India (EC) has asked Congress to remove the lyrics of a song that is set to be part of the party's publicity campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC) team of the EC in Delhi informed the Congress to do so. The lyrics were a clear jibe on Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre and the policies it had rolled out in the past five years of its regime.
The EC found one particular stanza in the song objectionable: "Tum jhooti chaalein chal ke, sheheron ke naam badal ke, noton ko kachra kar ke, aur har nirdhan ko chhal ke, nafrat ka dhuaan phailaake, bhai se bhai ladaake, kehte ho hum ko chun lo, ab tum bhi humaari sun lo [After making false moves, changing the names of cities, consigning currency notes to scrap, deceiving every poor person, spreading the smoke of hate, pitting brother against brother, you say 'elect me', but you must listen to us]."