The mother of MGM Grand, or, a very crowded dance bar
Evidently, they have banned
the “dance bars” of Bombay to prevent the eminent corruption of youth. For some reason it is only the youth that people always worry about the corruption of, but tat’s the stuff of an editorial.
For the moment, we note (and we quote) that –
The state government on Tuesday decided to extend its ban on dance bars to include the 700 in Mumbai. Officially, there are only 307 dance bars in the city, the rest are illegal.
Now if you are wondering how big a deal that is, the Times of India is again yourready reckoner:
The Mumbai ban will put 1.5 lakh people, including 75,000 bar girls, out of a job.
Which adds up to over two hundred “workers” for each bar, including a hundred dancing girls.
How much room does that leave for patrons anyway? Nobody thought of closing these things down for being a safety hazard?