Bhopal: A case has been registered against qawwal Sharif Parwaz for allegedly anti-national singing and two teams of Madhya Pradesh Police have reached Kanpur for “rounding him up,” state Home Minister and government spokesman Narottam Mishra said here on Thursday.
“I urge him to sing thumri, dadra, khyal or anything else but abjure any thought of anti-nationalism. This applies to writers, singers, poets and qawwals. It is an era of nationalism and a nationalist dispensation is in power. Therefore, such actions shall not be tolerated. Action has been taken under sections 153, 505 and 298 of the Indian Penal Code. Kanpur Police is extending cooperation to our officers and Parwaz shall be rounded up soon,” Dr Mishra told the press.
Recently, a video of Sharif Parwaz had gone viral on social media wherein he can be heard saying, “Modi ji kahte hai hum hai, Yogi ji kahte hai hum hai, Amit Shah kahte hai hum hai, lekin hai kaun? Agar gareeb nawaz chah le to Hindustan ka pata hi nahi chalega kaha par basa tha, kaha par tha.” (Inputs from UNI)