ABHIJIT KALITA, GUWAHATI,Nov 5: The Guwahati High Court had banned the Raas committees from holding lotteries on the eve of the Raas festival.
The Guwahati High Court had issued an order to stop the lottery and gift coupon games on the basis of a Public interest litigation (PIL) . Therefore, the Raas committees are in trouble. Some of the Raas festival committees had approached the court in such incidents.
Similarly, the Palasbari Raas festival committee and the Chhaygaon Champak Nagar Raas festival committee also filed petitions in the court seeking permission to hold the lottery.
The court told the two committees that it would have no objection if the government allowed the lottery or gift coupons.
It may be stated here that the Palasbari Raas festival committee has been engaged in various religious, cultural and other social activities for the benefit of the people.
Years ago they organized lotteries, lucky coupon draws on the eve of Raas festivals, Lakshmi Puja, etc to encourage large public participation.On the basis of such arguments, the court ordered the Raas festival committee to conduct gift coupons or lotteries .
It may be mentioned here that Palasbari Raas festival committee submitted a letter in this regard to the Chief minister and District Commissioner.
