Indian
city threatens to
shut down nightclubs that host 'scantily-dressed' women
Local authorities in the **rth
Indian city of Chandigarh have ruled
that bars and discotheques with “scantily dressed” women, an "indecent" or "seditious" character could be closed. The move soon came under heavy criticism on social media
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The
new policy titled “Controlling of Places of Public Amusement” was issued by the Chandigarh administration and came into effect on Apr. 1. It rules
that authorities can refuse permissions to bars with “exhibition or advertisement of scantily-dressed women” and “indecency”, or those
that are “seditious and likely to excite political discontent”. The criteria for what is considered to be “scantily dressed” has **t been specified.
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