'In Goa, dance bars a front for prostitution' (ToI)

'In Goa, dance bars a front for prostitution' TNN | Aug 4, 2013, 04.45 AM IST Calangute: Calangute MLA Michael Lobo alleged that the owners of dance bars in the coastal belt are trying to restart their bars following the recent Supreme Court order directing the Maharashtra government to allow dance bars to function. "I have received information that they are seeking legal advice on whether they can use that order and restart their dance bars which had been shut down. The chief minister said that he will not give bar licenses to these places, but they already have excise licenses. They are trying to start as restaurants and then convert them into dance bars by first saying they will only have karaoke or music bands," he said. He said the government needs to stop these places from restarting under the pretext of opening as restaurants. "It's alright in Mumbai because they have very strict rules. The women dance in one area and the men only watch. They're professional dancers. But in Goa, it's all a front for prostitution," he said. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/In-Goa-dance-bars-a-front-for-prostitution/articleshow/21588760.cms