India: Defying lockdown, Kumaraswamy’s son marries Congress leader’s daughter in VVIP wedding
KARNATAKA: Following strict guidelines, many weddings and funerals have been cancelled across the country due to the lockdown, political heavyweights of Karnataka, the Gowda family headed by former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, still managed to get their grandson married on Friday.
Nikhil Kumaraswamy, the son of former Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy, tied the knot with Revathi, the grandniece of former Congress Minister for Housing M Krishnappa on Friday.
In a luxurious wedding outside Bengaluru in Ramanagara, Nikhil Kumaraswamy’s wedding was conducted at a farm house. The media was banned from entering the Ramanagara district while around 30-40 cars were seen headed towards the location from Bengaluru.
When asked, police officials said the family had provided them with the registration numbers of the cars that had to be allowed.
Any such mass movement and public gatherings, weddings that are attended by a large number of people have been banned by the government due to the lockdown and over the fear of the deadly coronavirus spreading.
Media across India condemns the act of violation by VVIPS.
