Overview

• The August 11 hearing was postponed after both singers, who are based abroad, failed to appear before the Punjab State Women’s Commission at its Chandigarh office.
• Commission chair Raj Lali Gill said Karan Aujla and Yo Yo Honey Singh telephoned apologies, affirmed their respect for women and pledged to attend once they return to India.
• The artists’ lawyers have been instructed to submit detailed written replies within two to three days as the commission awaits a status report.
• Gill’s letters to Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav called for a senior police officer to launch an immediate probe into the widely shared lyrics of “MF Gabru” and “Millionaire.”
• The commission has warned it may ban the songs if the upcoming police findings substantiate allegations of derogatory and misogynistic content.