Organization is asking me to buy coupons to an event they are organizing. What should I do?

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      User_d584e202
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        User_d584e202
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        March 4, 2025 at 10:17 am
        I work as an assistant professor at a university. They are going to celebrate their foundation day soon and they will be hosting an event for the same. They have a lottery event too for which everyone needs to buy coupons costing โ‚น30 each (Deans – 20, faculty – 10, staff – 5, children -1).Though in the official notice they haven’t mentioned that it would be mandatory or that the coupon will be considered towards a lottery draw instead they have mentioned that it will be for the purpose of attending the event.The deans though are hell bend on getting everyone to buy these. They are coercing students and since the event is an annual occurrence all faculties have already bought these. But, I am not buying any as neither I am participating in the event nor am I in an admirer of such events. I conveyed the same to the dean. But, he says that it is mandatory. I replied that as the money to buy coupons is my hard earned money therefore it is my right to choose where and where not to expend. But, he says that it is my duty to support the organization be it financially or otherwise.What should I do? What does the law say about such situations? I can’t be liable to pay for such events or am I?

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        Profox223
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          Profox223
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          March 4, 2025 at 10:26 am
          I’m not a lawyer.

          But what I can say is that you work for a shit organisation and should just buy whatever they ask of you and start searching for a different job.

          Though I hear the whole of Indian academia is fucked in one way of the other.

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              March 4, 2025 at 10:49 am
              I know it is a shitty organisation and I am planning to leave sooner. But, there’s no way I am going to buy those coupons. It’s exploitative and immoral.

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            Fiercefox9369
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              March 4, 2025 at 12:45 pm
              NAL

              dude lottery is banned in majority of states .

              just tell them you lost money in stocks and cant get into these gambling types again if forced.

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