The Election Commission of India (EC) has asked Congress to remove the lyrics of a song that is set to be part of the party's publicity campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

The Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC) team of the EC in Delhi informed the Congress to do so.

The lyrics were a clear jibe on Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre and the policies it had rolled out in the past five years of its regime.

The EC found one particular stanza in the song objectionable: "Tum jhooti chaalein chal ke, sheheron ke naam badal ke, noton ko kachra kar ke, aur har nirdhan ko chhal ke, nafrat ka dhuaan phailaake, bhai se bhai ladaake, kehte ho hum ko chun lo, ab tum bhi humaari sun lo [After making false moves, changing the names of cities, consigning currency notes to scrap, deceiving every poor person, spreading the smoke of hate, pitting brother against brother, you say 'elect me', but you must listen to us]."

The song was passed by the committee after the lyrics were changed. However, Congress has challenged the order.

This comes days after the EC raised objections to six of nine audio-visual advertisements the Madhya Pradesh state Congress unit had sent for pre-certification in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections.

The party had sent around 20 political advertisements to the EC.

The EC on Saturday (April 06) also said that BJP's theme song composed by Asansol MP Babul Supriyo cannot be played anywhere henceforth after the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) raised objections against the composition in West Bengal. The song was asked to be modified and then sent to the electoral body for certification. But, now the BJP has been asked to retract the song.