Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal slammed pop singer Badshah’s latest Haryanvi song ‘Tateeree’ for its inappropriate lyrics ‘objectifying schoolgirls’. She called the lyrics “vulgar” and “unacceptable” and stressed that artists with a large following must behave responsibly. She warned against normalizing such content as “entertainment”.
Rajya Sabha MP Tking to X wrote: “Disgusted by singer Badshah’s new song objectifying schoolgirls with crude and vulgar lyrics. It is extremely shameful and unacceptable! Artistes with such influence must behave responsibly. This cannot be normalized as entertainment.”
Tateeree Song Controversy
The rapper-singer has been courting controversy since the release of the Haryanvi folk track Tateeree on February 28 on Badshah’s YouTube channel. Residents of Panchkula expressed concern over the song’s impact on social norms, after which they filed a complaint against the singer at the Cyber Crime Police Station in Sector 20, according to a Free Press Journal report.
The FIR was registered under Section 296 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which deals with acts that outrage public decency or disturb social harmony, and also under Sections 3 and 4 of the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986. Obscene acts or songs that depict women in an indecent manner are prohibited under these sections. It restricts the creation, publication or distribution of such content.
According to the complaint, both the song and its official video contain offensive language, gestures and images depicting girls in school uniforms. The complainant claims that the images and texts undermine public decency and send a “negative message to society”.
The Haryana State Commission for Women summoned Badshah
The Haryana State Commission for Women (HSCW) also issued a formal summons on March 6 over alleged inappropriate lyrics in Badshah’s latest song. According to commission chairman Renu Bhatia, the bench took suo motu cognizance of the matter following complaints.
The complainants, identified as Savita Arya, president of Nari Tu Narayani Utthan Samiti in Panipat, and Shiv Kumar, director of Shiv Aarti India Foundation, alleged that Tateeree’s lyrics contained indecent vocabulary and objectified women and minors.
The matter is listed for hearing on March 13, 2026, at 11:30 AM by a bench headed by Renu Bhatia. The meeting will be held at the conference hall, DC office in Panipat, ANI reported.
Renu Bhatia shared similar sentiments as the complainants and expressed concerns about the regulatory clearance. Before that, she worked as a member of the Film Censor Board for three years.
