"Not Afraid": Folk Singer To NDTV After UP Cops' Notice Over Viral Song
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Neha Singh Rathore recently uploaded a variation of her viral song 'UP Mein Ka Ba' in which she spoke of the death of a mother and daughter during an eviction drive in Kanpur.
Bhojpuri folk singer Neha Singh Rathore, who has been served notice by the Uttar Pradesh Police for a satirical song that taunted the Yogi Adityanath government, has said she will not be browbeaten. यू पी में का बा..!Season 2#nehasinghrathore#kanpur#KANPUR_DEHAT#up#UPCM#Government#democracy#deathpic.twitter.com/Onhv0Lhw12 'यू पी में का बा!' पर पुलिस का नोटिस..!#Nehasinghrathore#up@Uppolice@myogiadityanath@myogioffice#democracypic.twitter.com/szZUsqvRCu
"I am just a folk singer, nothing in front of these big leaders. This is intolerance. The idea is to scare away every voice of dissent or criticism. Every voice that can cut their votes," Ms Rathore told NDTV.
"I stand by the song and I will keep on singing. They had trolled me so much last time. Why should I stop now... I am not afraid, and I will not be intimidated at all. I will speak to my lawyers," she said.
Ms Rathore also alleged that police department tried to entrap her husband before serving the notice. "Just before I got the notice, a woman called him up and asked him to meet for 'guidance' about her civil services examination," she said.
