Bars plan to telecast Modi's speech on New Year's eve
Several nightclubs and bars in Delhi are planning to organise a special screening of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address on New Year's eve. Bar managers have said that customers are enquiring about the arrangements for Modi's speech before booking tables. Meanwhile, a senior police officer said that police personnel will be deployed at bars telecasting his speech.
Music, merrymaking and Modi - city nightclubs and pubs are gearing up for an unusual New Year's Eve programme. Bars and restaurants plan to organise a special screening of the Prime Minister's address to the nation at 7.30 pm on Saturday that coincides with the expiry of the 50-day period of post-demonetisation pain he had asked people to endure "for the sake of the country". "We would love to show the live coverage of Modi's speech at this point of time when people were standing in queues for the past two months, said Siddharth Kumar, culture manager at Social-Cafe and Bar. "Our customers would be keen to listen to the speech. Accordingly, we will plan something." In a similar televised address on November 8, the PM had announced a surprise ban on 500 and 1,000-rupee notes in a bid to eliminate corruption and unaccounted cash. The deadline for depositing old notes in bank accounts ends on December 30. PARTY AND MODI'S SPEECH TELECASTBar managers say many customers are booking tables after asking about the arrangements for Modi's speech. "Apart from getting updates from YouTube, Twitter and news portals, people would be more comfortable watching the announcement on the screens. So we would keep the option of screening it. And on the customers demand we will telecast Modi's speech," said Kamaljeet Kaur, manager of The Vault Cafe in Connaught Place. Also read: PM Modi's New Year eve address to nation likely at 7.30 pm. What next on demonetisation? 