Confused!

Bangalore, the cosmopolitan City today seems to be in a state of confusion. For a city that has always been looked upon as an outgoing city is today fighting to stay true to its name. The woes of the City has grown with the times, Disastrous Traffic situation, Loss of greenery due to Infrastructural development and of course the clamp on Nightlife in the Pub City of India.

There are enough organisations working towards the development of the City in some form or the other but nobody is working towards preserving the most important aspect of Bangalore, Bangalore itself.

I am not advocating for extended party hours or justifying as to why clubs and eateries need to be opened beyond the 11:30 deadline instead I am asking the Authorities to give me my Freedom to take a decision.

Moral policing by the so called saviors of our Society and backed by an Administration that strongly beleives that the best solution to any problem is to impose a restriction has robbed the very essence of Democracy. It is sad that a minority is actually making people accept their way of thinking. And here is why I think so;

Ban on Dancing:

The dance bars had to close because they did not have the necessary licenses and they were increasingly becoming joints for the Flesh Trade. The ideal thing will be to legalise prostitution and this will help in controlling Child Trafficking and help authorities to maintain records and help in preventing STD's. Its not like its something that has crept into our society of late, It is the World's oldest Profession. But, this is beyond Individuals and will need a change in laws and require the coming together of the executive and the Judiciary.

So, What did the Authorities in Bangalore do when the Dance Bars went to Court?

They decided that instead of getting into a legal wrangle with the powerful Dance Bar owners who invariably have some sort of connection with the Underworld, lets just BAN DACING ALTOGETHER

This aided by the fact that the so called upholders of our Culture, The Muthaliks and the likes think that is is their Birth Right to tell people as to how to lead an Indian way of Life that is morally acceptable. It makes me wonder if its just plain jealousy that makes them do the things that they do. For if they really researched on India's culture, they would realise that the Mujras was an Indian thing and was not something that the British brought in to our Society. It is true that we must not forget who we are but at the same time, India has survived as a Culture for so long only because of its ability to evolve and adapt to the Various influences and the changing times.

The Problem is not the ban on Dance Bars but the ban on an Individual having a good time. Instead of Changing the laws to identify and differentiate between the various places of entertainment, the Administration decided that the best Solution is to put a Ban on dancing. it is even more appalling that this rule has come up in a City that had dancing since the 70's with joints like Blue Fox, Peacock and so on.

And we have our Police Commissioner, a decorated Policeman who speaks about how the rules cannot be changed to suit a few thousands. My only request to Mr. Bidari is to help us from going backwards like the Middle Eatern Countries. look at Iran or Afghanistan and look at the state of "The Paris of the East" today. I only hope and pray that the Commisioner would not want to be remembered as a person who talibanised this city but instead as a person who let Bangalore be Bangalore.

Of course we understand that the police have a big responsibility in their hands and that we have to prevent Crime and so on but banning dancing or asking people to go home by 11:30 pm in only creating rebels and encouraging Illegal parties which in turn the Media and you, the Administration labels a Rave and brands everybody as Drug Addicts.
The people of this City are very co-operative and we can use this in a positive way. Lets make people take a oath that they will not drink and drive. We can have the Police working in tandem with the Drinking water holes to prevent people from Driving after drinking. Let people carry ID cards wherever they go so that people below the legal Age Group do not have access to Alcohol. I am sure the people of this city will be much obliged to follow these rules that let them enjoy their freedom while being responsible.
People of Bangalore, wake up and be counted. Vote for your rights and fight for your rights. For those who are not from Bangalore and who face the wrath of the Locals a lot of the time, Please understand the place you have come to and adapt to it rather than make it the place you want it to be. We do not want Rakshanas here to direct us what to rakshishify................

I rest my case but hope that we stop cribbing and start acting!!!................