The attempt to ban dance bars, in itself, was foolish in the extreme. I have heard Mr. Patils outpourings in the matter, of him flinging, with wild abandon, such terms as 'derogatory to womenhood, indecent, obscene, vulgar - and a whole lot of other terms that surely are worn out by now by over use. The fact is thw it is women who are responsible for their own dignity, and that dignity is surely not to be defined by such people as Mr. Patil who should have remembered, in the first place,that he is unqualified to make such observations or take such steps, as, being an Indian politician reduces him, with instantaneous effect, to something less than human or human dignity. Did he wish to ban 'vulgarity'? Then, why not ban the entry of men instead, into bars, men of Mr. Patil's fraternity, whom women are forced to serve, with their dance? It is very easy to talk of morals. I am gald that justice has been re-established; more than any other issue, girls will not take to crime, and won't starve, because of the whims of some odd politician!
