The inaugural ceremony of the 6th Meghalaya Games, which took place in Jowai on Tuesday, was dominated by VIP culture, as journalists were denied food despite covering the event till late hours. The journalists reached Jowai in the afternoon after covering the foundation stone laying ceremony for the new secretariat at Umsawli in New Shillong Township.
After lunch, the journalists attended the Meghalaya Day celebrations in Jowai and covered the opening ceremony of Meghalaya Games at Wahiajer in the evening. The Meghalaya Games went beyond 8 pm but no food was provided to the journalists, who reached Shillong around 11 pm . It may be remined that the cost of holding the 6th Meghalaya Games is around Rs 35 crore.