What you should know
The Cyber Bureau is investigating six folk songs after complaints that they are obscene, indigestible and against cultural norms.
The National Folk and Double Song Foundation and the National Folk Media of Nepal filed a complaint against the 'Indigestible Song', which is unlimited, obscene, ambiguous and contrary to cultural standards, on 29 June, by approaching the Cyber Bureau of the Nepal Police. While
foundation registered complaints about five songs and mediaperson Nepal three songs, two songs were repeated in the list of complaints by both organizations. The song complained about by the foundation has not been made public. 'Gai Kalo', 'Salla Damarama', 'Luki Luki' are the songs that the national folk media has filed a complaint against. The team of the
foundation approached the Ministry of Home Affairs about the perversity seen in songs and music and drew the attention of the Home Minister Ramesh Akhtar and asked them to ban such songs. At that time, the home minister said that the government would crack down on indigestible songs.
He also instructed to appoint a separate focal person in the cyber bureau of the police to look into the cyber crime and corruption in the music and art sector. He promised that the Cyber Bureau will take action if the song contains obscenity, abusive behavior, expressions that spread hatred.
After the Minister of Home Affairs asked the Cyber Bureau to inform about such songs, both organizations reached the Cyber Bureau with a request for action along with the names of such songs and the details of the artists who brought them.
"We have started an investigation based on the complaint according to the laws of Nepal," said Police Superintendent Deepak Raj Awasthi, Information Officer of the Cyber Bureau, "It is understood that some songs have been corrected on their official channel and some have been removed after the complaint."
The police have not arrested anyone after the complaint. However, Awasthi said that after the investigation, the bureau will take action against the offense under the Electronic Transactions Act, 2063. According to a police officer, after the investigation, the Cyber Bureau is preparing to file a case against such 'indigestible songs'.
