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Wednesday, April 19, 2006

State Government Dances on HC Tunes...

So here I was standing outside Tarannum’s house waiting to get her quote on the High Court Order... Believe me her house is awesome. At least it appeared wonderful from outside. Unfortunately, my four-hour wait didn’t pay off as she refused to comment on the issue.
However, I got one thought going through my mind. I was constantly thinking about the HC order on the issue. Was it justified to lift the ban? Of course, it was, I thought to myself. After all this was the only source for earning their daily bread for these girls. You can’t take away their only source of living just because it was against the morality of the society... It was a nightmare for the bar owners after the state government issued the order to close all the dance bars on August 15, 2005 amending the Bombay Police act and exempting the three stars and above graded hotels from this ban. The decision by the HC is welcomed with open arms by the bar girls and the bar owners
Not only did they suffer huge losses but also the unemployment level in the state increased to 75,000, which just added fuel to fire considering that the unemployment level was already high. After the state governments order, most of the bar girls turned to prostitutes. It was very interesting when I spoke to one of the bar girls and she said it was easy for them to earn money at the dance bars rather than wait for the customers at the stations or the roads...
It is not fair to pass the law so easily and annihilate the lives of these workers. This is not Democracy. It was a clear violation of the right to freedom of right and freedom of expression for not only the Bar Girls but also the Bar Owners. They said that young girls are exploited at the bars and most of them working there are minors... Ok I agree with that, but with the dance bars closed, these girls are forced into prostitution, which is a much bigger crime. Undoubtedly, this is a wise decision taken by the government.
So what next for the Bar Girls? For the time being, the bars may have started but it is not being to be as easy as it looks. I am sure most of you know this. Getting the license renewed will be a cause of concern for the owners now. The state government will impose much more strict laws on the bar owners with the ban now lifted. In addition, if the residents of the area oppose the bar in that particular area the bar can be shut. Even the state government has appealed against this decision of the HC.
The Bar Owners may have won the first leg of this interesting fight, the most awaiting part of the story comes now as the Bar Owners and the Girls rehabilitate themselves along with the decision of the Supreme Court, which is indeed a later part of the story but a eagerly awaited one.

7 Comments:

  • the Vir Sanghvi Effect is already showing!

    By Blogger filterkaapi, At 8:19 AM  

  • yea. only starin at Sanghvi has given u so much grace in ur language.. though i don't share ur view point...

    I seriously think that the society needs some stringent action to prevent these ppl from running thier so called dance bars...

    By Blogger PerfumesReviewer, At 11:18 PM  

  • I don’t agree u with the removal of Ban on bar. It is true that Dance is a culture in India but dancing in front of drunk is not all safe for the gals. There r others mediums for these gals to get employed. If in dance, 1 can be a dance teacher, a chorographers and lots more in the others sectors too. Parents r proud to have there gals as stage performer, but never Bar performer. No 1 would like to marry sucha a gal as they think there charitra has a daggg on it. I think the gals should get educated and start there own upliftments. Free education for gals have already started in India so the gals can take advantage of these schemes and make themselves proud citizens of India

    By Blogger PriPat, At 7:11 PM  

  • ok so you guys say that dancing in front of 'almost drunk' people in the 5 star hotels right?

    By Blogger Mihir, At 5:14 PM  

  • No Bar Boys. Sigh.

    By Blogger Anorion, At 12:36 AM  

  • high time u update ur blog... once a month is not enough from a creative guy lik u

    By Blogger PerfumesReviewer, At 3:39 PM  

  • Yes MIhir I truely belive bar should be baned even dancing in 5 star hotel should be banned! this is not the culture v hold!

    and plz keep updating ur blog u write well.

    By Blogger PriPat, At 8:20 PM  

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