Tambola inside Civil Secretariat!!!
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, February 10 2014:
Amidst hues and cries from several civil society organizations calling for a total ban on organizing tambola/housie in the State, Manipur Secretariat Service Employees' Association organized a tambola game right inside the premises of New Civil Secretariat yesterday defying the Public Gambling Act, 1867 .
Normally, unauthorized entry to the Secretariat Complex on Sundays and holidays is not allowed.
Moreover, the complex is heavily guarded by the State and Central security forces with restricted access for the public.
Many people have raised eye-brows to organizing such tambola game inside the Secretariat Complex and questioned the officials of Imphal West District Police as to how they did not stop the game when it was held right under their nose.
The Headquarters of Imphal West District Police and the New Secretariat Complex are separated by just a wall.