Ban on dance bars extended to Five star hotels in Maharashtra

The ban on dance bars in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra will stay and will now be extended to three-star and five-star hotels as well with the state Cabinet approving a draft amendment bill. According to the amendment, dance performances in three- star and five-star hotels will also be prohibited, government sources said.The move comes as a blow to thousands of bar girls and others associated with such establishments who had hoped to regain their livelihood following a Supreme Court order last year.