The High Court of Karnataka has pulled up the State Government, asking it as to on what basis the wedding of Nikhil Kumaraswamy, son of former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, was allowed during the lockdown.
Nikhil and Revathi got married on April 17th
Although Nikhil and Revathi’s marriage was scheduled to happen earlier, the date got postponed due to the lockdown in the country. However, on April 17th, after obtaining several permissions from the state government, the marriage was conducted at a resort in Bidadi of Ramanagara District.
Though the event was dubbed as a ‘low-key’ affair, a few photographs from the ceremony proved that the regular social-distancing norms were not followed by the guests, and the family.
Also, close to 100 vehicles were allowed to move in the Bidadi region despite the lockdown. HD Kumaraswamy had asked all the guests to arrive with masks, but as per reports, none of them followed the request.
After the wedding too, HDK defended the decision to conduct the marriage, saying that a few doctors were present at the event and each guest was screened before entering the premises.
Karnataka HC pulls up the State Government
The High Court has asked the state government to file a statement detailing on what basis the wedding of Nikhil was allowed despite the lockdown that was in place in the entire country. The BSY-led government has been instructed to file its response before April 24th. Earlier, BS Yediyurappa had also publicly supported the government’s decision to support the event.
