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The dance bar ban: Politics and Profit
No sooner did Supreme Court lift the ban on Mumbai's dance bars than politicians across the board protested, saying that the bars should remain shut because they are a source of moral corruption and because they pose a law and order menace. But is this outright hypocrisy given that politicians seem to patronise dance bars or directly profit from th...
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'Before pubs, install CCTVs at government offices'
In a tit-for-tat move against the Mumbai police, anti-Dhoble protesters and partygoers now want CCTV cameras to be installed in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) headquarters and Vidhan Bhavan. The protesters have started a signature campaign following the demands made by the Mumbai police for installing CCTV cameras in pubs and discotheques...
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1,000 protest against Dhoble, 'the cop with the hockey stick'
One thousand protesters flocked to Carter Road and staged a protest for two hours. In addition to the usual sloganeering and placards that decried the archaic laws and their arbitrary implementation ('Dhoble go back!'), the young citizens spearheading the movement were seen distributing 500 thermocol hockey stick cutouts, in mock protest of Dhoble,...
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'Taliban cop' Dhoble just doing his job, says Mumbai court
Vasant Dhoble, who has over the last few weeks trended on Twitter and provoked protests and debate over raids on restaurants and bars, received some appreciation today. The Bombay High Court ruled that he's just doing his job, and also dismissed a defamation case against him.
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Why Mumbai is raising protests, campaigns against senior cop Dhoble
In Mumbai, Assistant Commissioner of Police Vasant Dhoble has been provoking fierce criticism for serving as the moral police. On his watch, nightclubs have been raided, patrons have been harassed.
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The dance bar ban: Politics and Profit
No sooner did Supreme Court lift the ban on Mumbai's dance bars than politicians across the board protested, saying that the bars should remain shut because they are a source of moral corruption and because they pose a law and order menace. But is this outright hypocrisy given that politicians seem to patronise dance bars or directly profit from th...
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'Before pubs, install CCTVs at government offices'
In a tit-for-tat move against the Mumbai police, anti-Dhoble protesters and partygoers now want CCTV cameras to be installed in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) headquarters and Vidhan Bhavan. The protesters have started a signature campaign following the demands made by the Mumbai police for installing CCTV cameras in pubs and discotheques...
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1,000 protest against Dhoble, 'the cop with the hockey stick'
One thousand protesters flocked to Carter Road and staged a protest for two hours. In addition to the usual sloganeering and placards that decried the archaic laws and their arbitrary implementation ('Dhoble go back!'), the young citizens spearheading the movement were seen distributing 500 thermocol hockey stick cutouts, in mock protest of Dhoble,...
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'Taliban cop' Dhoble just doing his job, says Mumbai court
Vasant Dhoble, who has over the last few weeks trended on Twitter and provoked protests and debate over raids on restaurants and bars, received some appreciation today. The Bombay High Court ruled that he's just doing his job, and also dismissed a defamation case against him.
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Why Mumbai is raising protests, campaigns against senior cop Dhoble
In Mumbai, Assistant Commissioner of Police Vasant Dhoble has been provoking fierce criticism for serving as the moral police. On his watch, nightclubs have been raided, patrons have been harassed.
