State lottery contracts for four distributors in Mizoram have been pulled. The move comes following an allegation by the opposition party that the process for issuing the licenses was unfair, and is just the latest in the never-ending saga of lotteries in India.

Last week, Mizoram’s finance department issued a statement, saying that the contracts will not be extended to Ecool Gaming Solution, Teesta Distributors, N.V. International and Summit Online Trade Solution. The decision was taken after members of the Mizo National Front (MNF) accused Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla of renewing the four contracts despite knowing that the amount of revenue returned by the distributors over the past six years was not consistent with state averages.

The MNF appealed to the Directorate of Institutional Finance and State Lottery in Aizawal, alleging state losses of around $17.3 million in revenue resulting from the scheme. The group is also pushing for a probe by the country’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the scam, as well as into the possible involvement by Thanhawla.

In addition to arguing that Thanhawla is involved as evidenced by his approval of the four contracts to the distributors, they further assert that his unwillingness to call for an investigation by the CBI is proof of his involvement.