Narendra Singh Negi comes out with satirical Garhwali song against Uttarakhand BJP Minister on Holi

Narendra Singh Negi comes out with satirical Garhwali song against Uttarakhand BJP Minister on Holi

S.M.A.KAZMI

Dehradun, March 14

Narender Singh Negi, one of the most popular Garhwali folk singer has again created a stir by his new politically satirical song targeting Uttarakhand BJP minister Prem Chand Aggarwal. Released on the eve of Holi festival, the song has already been viewed by more than 3.82 lakh people on internet.

Negi in his latest satirical song has called Uttarakhand Finance Minister and former state assembly Speaker Prem Chand Aggarwal, not to use his ‘Pichkari’ water pitcher since his ‘Pichkari’ is packed with foul language. Negi has addressed Prem Chand Aggarwal as ‘Prem Lala’ as he is fondly called in his home town of Doiwala in Dehradun district.

Prem Chand Aggarwal had created an akward situation for the ruling BJP when during a heated debate with a Congress legislator during budget session in the last week of February 2025,he made a remark about ‘Pahadis’ ( hill people) which triggered a bitter controversy. Common people, various social and political organisations came out on the streets throughout the state against his remarks. He was forced to apologise on the floor of the House but the controversy has refused to die down. Even senior BJP leaders including Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami warned Prem Aggarwal against such utterances. Earlier, Agggarwal was involved in publicly abusing and beating up a party worker at Rishikesh from where he is a BJP lesgislator. A case was registered against his son by the state forest department for cutting trees in forest land for construction of his tourist resort in Pauri Garhwal district few months ago.

Narender Singh Negi, has been known for singing political satires since the inception of separate state of Uttarakhand in 2000. Last year, He had created a stir by his politically Garhwali satirical song titled ‘Loktantra Ma’ (In Democracy) which he calls a ‘Jangeet’, a people’s song.

Following an uproar over large scale corruption in various departments including Uttarakhand state assembly where leaders and bureaucrats distributed jobs to their own nears and dear ones, Narendra Singh Negi, who is one of the top most Garhwal language singer and poet, had hit out at the political class.

In his Garhwali song, he lamented that in the democracy of today, the elected public servants have themselves become ‘Kings’ and the general public which elected them have become like servants. He further said people of the state who have been cheated by providing jobs to their favourites through back door. He said that people would not let it pass and pay back these political leaders in the coming days.

Narendra Singh Negi has raised his voice against the political class and its’ corrupt practices since the inception of the spate hill state of Uttarakhand.

Earlier, his video album titled “Nauchami Narayan” depicting the going ons’ in the Congress regime of the state led by chief minister N.D.Tewari from 2002 to 2007 was a super hit. He again come with a new audio Garhwali album “ Ab Kathga Khalyuo” ( How much you will eat) having eight songs hitting out at the then then BJP led government of Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank in 2010. It had total eight songs with two songs with political satire. The theme of one of the songs revolve round 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.

Even earlier, “ Nauchami Narayan ”, a musical video sung by Negi having political satire  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” as the word ‘Nauchami ’ in Garhwali dialect means ‘naughty’ like Lord Krishna in ‘Rasleela’. More than a lakh of  VCDs of ‘Nauchami Narayan’ were sold in 2006-07.

Following the sex scandal involving Andhara Pradesh Governor N.D.Tewari and his subsequent resignation, the song “Nauchami Narayan ” written and sung by Negi was in great public demand.

Narendra 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 the Chief Minister Tiwari and his deputy, PWD MInister Indira Hariydesh. A Tewari lookalike was seen singing and dancing with young girls in the video.

It was not only the live shows, where the demand of “Nauchami Narayan ” had shot up after Hyderabad episode.

Besides political satire Negi last year also sang and century old love song based depicting the love story of sons famous Britisher Frederick Wilson, who was also known as ‘Raja of Harsil’.

The song which was believed to be a century old portrays the love story of Nathu Wilson and Henry Wilson, the two sons of Frederick Wilson with Ruda-Godari (Godavari) from village Dharali in Uttakashi is being liked by Garhwali folk music lovers and historians alike.

Narendra Negi also paid musical tribute to ‘Peshawar incident’ hero Veer Chander Singh Garhwali, one of the most eminent freedom fighters of Garhwal hills who is revered throughout Indian sub-continent for his bravery and steadfastness during and after freedom struggle.

Narendra Singh Negi, penned a song in remembrance of Veer Chander Singh Garhwali. The seven minute long audio song released on December 1, 2023 by Narendra Singh Negi was a tribute to the bravery of the Garhwali soldier  who stood up to the British imperialism.

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