Protesting corruption through songs and music videos

Senior artist Madankrishna Shrestha and outgoing Chief Secretary Leela Gadtaula released the song and music video of 'Bhrashtacharo Chapetama Desh' composed by Hem Pathak, a social worker who has made America a work place for the past two decades, at a program held in Kathmandu on Tuesday.

Hem-Saritha Foundation's founder and patron Pathak has composed the song with Bibi Anuragi's music and singer Kunti Moktan's voice and singer Shishir Yogi's voice. Actors Vidya Karki, Reshma Shrestha, Raju Bhuju, RK Manandhar and others have acted in the music video along with senior comedian Kiran KC.

Issues such as corruption arising from running the government, employees taking bribes in public services, and citizens who are far from the state's reach are being taken advantage of by corrupt people, have been satirized to leaders-employees and middlemen through songs and music videos. In the

program, the outgoing Chief Secretary Gadtaula commented that "those who have a lot of wealth are the dignified people of the society" but the trend of not looking for the financial resources of those who earn money has led to corruption. "In the society, a comment has been made that a person who has money is a big person, here everyone has the desire to be a big person," Gadtaula said, "In the society, they don't look at how a 'big person' is earning a lot of money, they sing the praises of money, such We are also making a lot of mistakes, it should be discovered from the beginning. It should be from the bottom, not from above. We should start teaching against corruption from school.'

Saying that corruption is a disease for the country, she said that if someone says that there is no corruption, they will not be believed. "If someone says that there is no corruption in the country, no one will believe it," she said Saying that you should try to speak/ask questions, she said that the song 'Vrashtacharo Chapetama Desh' is a part of that effort to speak.

artist Madankrishna Shrestha said that corruption and irregularity are rampant in the country. He praised the organizers and artists for trying to speak against corruption through songs. Artist Kiran KC promised not to go to any program where there are 'persons involved in corruption and irregularities'. "If I see corrupt people coming, I will turn to the other side," he said.

'Unknowingly, children also defecate in the kitchen. But to beat the child? At that time, it is forgiven, but if I didn't know that, I may have unknowingly attended the wedding of the children of a corrupt person, so I don't feel guilty about it,' he said.

Professor Surendra KC expressed his displeasure saying that corruption is rampant but no one has taken any initiative to stop it. Rabindra Mishra, the leader of the Rashtriya Prajatantra Party, said that corruption should be controlled from the root.

Songwriter Pathak said that the state should confiscate the property of the corrupt and spend it for the benefit of the country.