{"id":47169,"date":"2025-08-02T14:41:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T09:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?p=47169"},"modified":"2025-08-02T14:41:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T09:11:27","slug":"karan-aujlas-song-mf-gabru-faces-backlash-over-vulgar-content-complaints-filed-in-ludhiana-chandigarh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/karan-aujlas-song-mf-gabru-faces-backlash-over-vulgar-content-complaints-filed-in-ludhiana-chandigarh\/","title":{"rendered":"Karan Aujla\u2019s song \u2018MF Gabru\u2019 faces backlash over vulgar content; complaints filed in Ludhiana, Chandigarh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chandigarh: Punjabi singer Karan Aujla\u2019s latest track MF Gabru has triggered controversy, with multiple complaints filed against the song in Ludhiana and Chandigarh over its allegedly vulgar content and perceived attack on Punjabi culture.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Panditrao Dharenawar, an activist based in Sector-41B, Chandigarh, filed formal complaints in both cities, claiming the lyrics contain obscene language that could negatively influence children and young adults.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKaran Aujla&#8217;s song is against our culture. The vulgar words present in it can pollute the minds of children and youth. That\u2019s why it is necessary to ban such songs,\u201d said Dharenawar.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, a total of three complaints have been filed\u2014two in Ludhiana and one in Chandigarh. One of the complaints also targets village sarpanch Lakhbir Singh, alleging that the video was shot in his village and he granted permission for the shoot. The complainants have demanded action against the sarpanch.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-47171\" src=\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_2025_0802_100323-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_2025_0802_100323-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_2025_0802_100323-768x995.jpg 768w, https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_2025_0802_100323-324x420.jpg 324w, https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_2025_0802_100323-640x830.jpg 640w, https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_2025_0802_100323-681x883.jpg 681w, https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_2025_0802_100323.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>MF Gabru was released on August 1 on Karan Aujla\u2019s official YouTube channel and has already garnered over 9 million views. The video was shot in Aujla\u2019s ancestral village in Ludhiana. Despite the backlash, the song continues to trend on social media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chandigarh: Punjabi singer Karan Aujla\u2019s latest track MF Gabru has triggered controversy, with multiple complaints filed against the song in Ludhiana and Chandigarh over its allegedly vulgar content and perceived attack on Punjabi culture. Dr Panditrao Dharenawar, an activist based in Sector-41B, Chandigarh, filed formal complaints in both cities, claiming the lyrics contain obscene language [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":47170,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,19,20],"tags":[7269,554,7267,7270,7268],"class_list":["post-47169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","category-latest","category-punjab","tag-an-activist-based-in-sector-41b","tag-chandigarh","tag-chandigarh-punjabi-singer-karan-aujlas-latest-track-mf-gabru-has-triggered-controversy","tag-filed-formal-complaints-in-both-cities","tag-with-multiple-complaints-filed-against-the-song-in-ludhiana-and-chandigarh-over-its-allegedly-vulgar-content-and-perceived-attack-on-punjabi-culture-pandit-rao-dharennavar"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Karan Aujla\u2019s song \u2018MF Gabru\u2019 faces backlash over vulgar content; complaints filed in Ludhiana, Chandigarh - PunjabENews<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/karan-aujlas-song-mf-gabru-faces-backlash-over-vulgar-content-complaints-filed-in-ludhiana-chandigarh\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Karan Aujla\u2019s song \u2018MF Gabru\u2019 faces backlash over vulgar content; complaints filed in Ludhiana, Chandigarh - PunjabENews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Chandigarh: Punjabi singer Karan Aujla\u2019s latest track MF Gabru has triggered controversy, with multiple complaints filed against the song in Ludhiana and Chandigarh over its allegedly vulgar content and perceived attack on Punjabi culture. 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