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Afghanistan/South Asia
Indian dancing girls win ban delay
2005-06-25
BOMBAY: Tens of thousands of dancing girls in India's financial and film capital of Bombay have won a delay against a government decision to close them down. State governor S.M. Krishna, has refused to approve the move for now, saying in a statement on Friday he saw "no immediate reason" to do so. The Congress party-led state government wants to close the bars in Bombay and across the state of Maharashtra because it says they corrupt local youth, threaten the culture and are a front for prostitution and organised crime. About 75,000 women work in the bars, along with another 75,000 waiters, bouncers, cooks and cleaners.
Posted by:Fred

#2  "... they corrupt local youth, threaten the culture and are a front for prostitution and organised crime."

And on the down side: they don't pay enough baksheesh.
Posted by: xbalanke   2005-06-25 22:04  

#1  I wonder if any of the Congress Party members who voted for this gave much thought to the big picture or know shit from shinola. 150,000 (just the tip of the iceberg if you think about it) immediately out of work. And it will all come back, again, because the market didn't (and won't) disappear - ever. They've just guaranteed that every single person in the new incarnation will be working for organized crime.

Social Engineering. Wanking for Dollars or Show. Think Prohibition.
Posted by: .com   2005-06-25 01:09  

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