Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is preparing guidelines to curb obscene dance in jatra shows in the state, Odia Language Literature & Culture Department Suryabanshi Suraj told the Assembly Friday.
In a written reply to a question of Congress MLA Taraprasad Bahinipati, the minister said the state government has been thinking seriously to clamp down on obscene dance shows by jatra parties. Guidelines are being prepared for this purpose, he said.
Last year, the previous BJD government had issued a direction to all district collectors and SPs to prohibit obscene dances and dialogues with ‘double meaning’ that are part of jatra and melody programmes.