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There is an argument to be made for not having cheerleaders during a cricket match on aesthetic grounds. But that needs to be decided by the organizers/teams/fans etc. There is no role for the govt/police.
It is true that there might be govt set obscenity standards. But they have to be applied objectively and uniformly (just like any other law). I don't think girls in mini-skirts should be considered obscene, and I think you are likely to agree. So the govt cannot say girls in mini-skirts performing before a cricket match is not okay but okay during a show. If you allow arbitrary application of obscenity laws by the govt, you are asking for corruption.
-Manu
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Any obscenity laws should be definitely applied uniformly. However, if you've seen pictures of those cheerleaders, you'll see that what they're wearing can could hardly be called miniskirts-they're probably micro-micro-minis. Obscenity laws should be applied not only during cricket matches, but wherever applicable, including shows organised by the Hindi film industry (I dislike the word "Bollywood").
But asking the government to completely stay out of it is not feasible-public display of vulgarity falls within laws set by the government, so they cannot keep out of it.