Yesterday, a leading newspaper in Mumbai carried
an article whose headline read as:
‘Beta so jao varna Dhoble aa jayega’.
For the uninitiated, Dhoble uncle is the
ACP of Mumbai Police (Social Service department). And he is in news because of
his unconventional rather aggressive ways of raiding pubs, discotheques and
even cafes.
He was trending on Twitter yesterday
because he had raided Cafe Zoe and shot a video of the place to prove
that it was over crowded.
Now I must say his method is completely
wrong. If you think that a certain place is carrying out illegal activities, go
raid silently and treat the patrons with dignity.
Tell the media to shoo off so that the
patrons are not left embarrassed. I mean no innocent girl would like to be
tagged as a prostitute just because she was present in the club where the raid
occurred.
The method used is completely wrong and I
hope Arup Patnaik (Commissioner of Mumbai Police) tells him exactly how he
should conduct the raids.
But having said that, it is completely
wrong to target just one man and blame him for talibanizing Mumbai’s night
life.
In a bid to accuse Dhoble for ruining the
night life of Mumbai, we are forgetting one thing.
He has a very strong defence for his
actions.
According to him, he follows the laws laid
down by the judiciary system.
So what if they are old and do not apply to
the current times.
They still exist right?
Police will do exactly what the law says.
If they had the power to over - rule the
laws of the land, Kasab would have been dead by now!
Who would not like to kill him and avenge
the death of Tukaram Omble who died for the nation while catching Kasab alive?
So, my concern is that instead
of cribbing and protesting about Dhoble’s actions... protest against the
archaic laws that rule our society.
Protest against the pubs, discotheques,
raaste pe laga huva thelas for not carrying correct licenses.
If everything is ‘right’... no mai kaa lal
can accuse you of doing anything ‘wrong’.
Honestly, I have no night life. Because half
of my time goes in travelling from one end of the city to another.
And Sundays are too precious for me as that’s
the only day I get to be at home.
But here’s what I think the pubs, cafes and all other places
where the raids occur should do:
·
Put all your licenses on public
display i.e. on your walls. So even if some authority comes and tells you that
your license is not valid, show it to them. Ensure that you have all the required
documents in place. Don’t allow the police to tell you that you have flouted
the rules.
·
Check all the patrons
thoroughly, irrespective of whether you find them suspicious or not.
And for patrons, here’s what you should do:
·
Carry your age proof with you,
just to ensure that nobody throws you out of the pub for looking like a kid.
·
Cooperate with the police if
they come. The more you resist, the more aggressive they will become. Be calm
if they check you. You know you have not done anything wrong, then why fear.
·
Most importantly, if you notice
anything wrong, please have the guts to be a witness and call the cops. It is
easy to say that cops should do their duty. Solve cases that are pending. Trust
me no other police force in India do their duty as sincerely as our Mumbai
police. They have the strongest network of khabris. So until and unless you do
not go ahead and render support to them... they will not be able to solve any
case. Cooperate with them.
I agree, Dhoble should not teach us how to
behave and what to do. But if something goes wrong, the first one to be targeted
after the guilty is our bechara cops.
Call it insecurity, sadistic pleasure or taking
advance precaution, Dhoble is only doing his duty. No one can stop him from
doing that!
And that’s the harsh truth!
So go ahead, start a petition to change the
laws, which is the root cause to all these problems! And not Dhoble...
Signing off,
Lecture dene wali dadimaa!
