Dehradun, December 10
In an important development, Narender Singh Negi, one of the most popular Garhwali folk singers who had become a nemesis of the political leaders and parties, particularly of the Congress Party in the last Assembly elections of 2007, by singing songs with political satire, today sang from the dias of a Congress Party rally at Nainedanda in Pauri Garhwal district.
Narender Singh Negi, who was hired by the Congress at it’s rally, attracted a crowd of more than 4000 people in the remote hilly, who came to listen to his popular songs. It was a coup of sorts by the Congress in inviting and persuading Negi to perform from their platform.
“I am a professional singer who is paid for singing. Otherwise, I am personally committed to the Uttarakhand Raksha Morcha led by Lieut Gen T.P.S.Rawat (retd),” said Narender Singh Negi on the telephone.
After the “Nauchami Narayan” album that depicted the previous Congress regime led by veteran Chief Minister N.D.Tewari in bad light in the 2007 Assembly elections, Negi has again came out with his latest album having his new politically satirical songs, largely targeting the state BJP Government but also mentioning about the scandals like 2-G Spectrum scam involving the Central Government.
“Nauchami Narayan,” depicting the going-ons in the Congress regime of the state from 2002 to 2007, was a super hit. The new audio Garhwali album, “Ab Kathga Khalyuo (How much will you eat?),” having eight songs in all, has two songs with political satire.
The theme of one of the songs revolves around the rampant corruption at the state as well as the national level. The title song, “Commission ki meet-Bhaat” is a satire on the functioning of the top brass of the state government allegedly involved in making money through commissions. The song also talks about scandals in the conduct of Mahakumbh and the alleged land deal involving Citurgia.
Narender Singh Negi sang both these songs at the Congress rally. However, he did not sing” Nauchami Narayana” at the Congress rally.
These songs would embarrass the present Bharatiya Janata Party of the state headed by Chief Minister B.C.Khanduri, who also hails from Pauri Garhwal.
“I have not trageted or identified anyone. It was for the general masses to draw their conclusions,” he said. “I am a people’s singer and I am accountable to them only,” he added.
“Nauchami Narayan”, a musical video sung by Negi having political satire and particularly targeting N.D.Tewari, who was the Chief Minister at that time, was a big hit in 2006 and an embarrassment to the then Congress Government.
The name of the album, “Nauchami Narayan,” meaning “naughty Narayana,” is symbolic of sex scandals certain politicians are involved in.
More than a lakh of VCDs of “Nauchami Narayan” were sold in 2006-07.
Following the sex scandal involving former Andhara Pradesh Governor N.D.Tewari and his subsequent resignation, the song written and sung by Negi was again in public demand.
Narender Singh Negi, the author and singer of the album, had termed his work as pure fiction but the people of the hill state enjoyed the characters of his album as they were easily identifiable with their own Chief Minister and leaders. Characters in the album resembled former Chief Minister Tiwari and his ministerial colleagues. A Tewari lookalike was seen singing and dancing with young girls in the video.
No comments:
Post a Comment