ACCESSED: Permission letter for Kumaraswamy wedding, listing guidelines for ceremony

While former Karnataka CM H D Kumaraswamy claimed that his son's wedding 'followed government's precautionary measures', visuals which emerged from event showed mass violations of lockdown. Republic TV on Friday, has accessed permission letter issued by government which clearly outlined precautions to be taken in any marri ceremonies. guidelines state social distancing, masks to be worn by guests, rmal screening of guests, airconditioning etc.

Here is a copy of permission letter:

COVID-19: Violation of lockdown in Kumaraswamy's son's wedding, over 200 present at venue 

• (All precautionary measures to be taken according to guidelines on COVID 19.
• Marri should be simple.
• Everybody who attends marri shall wear Masks
• Everybody should maintain social distance
• A police team and health team should monitor attendees
• Attendees should undergo rmal screening
• It is inter-district marri is been conducted, so re should necessary permission to be taken from respective police officers.
• Air conditioning skulls be allowed as per guidelines of COVID-19)

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Kumaraswamy's son - Nikhil wedded grandniece of former Congress Minister for Housing M Krishnappa - Revathi, on Friday at Ramanagara, which has t reported a single COVID-19 case as of date. Sources state that over 60 cars were allowed at venue,  20 videographers apart from wedding, catering and event manment crew serving over 200 guests - including Kumaraswamy and former PM HD Deve Gowda. Visuals also show that neir social distancing was maintained during 'grand ceremony', r were any of guests - including bride and groom - were wearing masks at event.

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Karnataka under lockdown

After Kerala, Karnataka was one of early states to seal its borders and initiate a curfew amid spread of Coronavirus. On March 11, Yediyurappa invoked relevant sections of Karnataka Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 anuncing that all malls, cinema halls, pubs, marris and or large garings in state have been banned for a week. Karnataka was first state to witness a COVID-19 death when a 76-year-old man from Karnataka's Kalaburagi who had returned from Saudi Arabia to Hyderabad passed away. state's COVID-19 tally is at 353, with 13 deaths.

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