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Kokrajhar : The Kokrajhar district administration has banned any kind of mela and gambling in the district.

 

Kokrajhar deputy commissioner Partha Pratim Mazumdar said that the district administration has banned any kind of mela or gambling in the district since the last three months.

 

A delegation team from Bodoland Students Union(BSU) and conscious citizens today meet the Kokraihar Deputy Commissioner at his office chamber and urged him to check the anti-social activities which is on the rise in and around Kokrajhar town, stops unseasonal mela, gambling, use of drugs.

 

The Kokrajhar Deputy Commissioner Partha Pratim Mazumdar assured the delegations to look into the issues and act accordingly. He said the administration has already issued instruction not to give permission to hold melas and gambling under any circumstances.

 

He also urged the civil society, social organizations for help and cooperation in checking the anti-social activities.