Bengaluru: The wedding of former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy’s son Nikhil Gowda was solemnised at a farmhouse near Bidadi in Karnataka’s Ramangara district on Friday.
The wedding had sparked a row over alleged violation of lockdown norms.
Taking objection to non-observance of social distancing by the attendees who didn’t wear face masks, Deputy Chief Minister C.N. Ashwath Narayan told reporters here that he had asked the district’s Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of Police to inquire into the charges that lockdown guidelines were violated.
“Permission was given for the wedding but with guidelines to maintain social distancing and wearing of face masks by all those attending the ceremony. If there is a violation, action will be taken,” Narayan said.
The farmhouse is 3km from Bidadi and 45km southwest of Bengaluru in the southern state where Nikhil, 28, got married to Revathi, 22, a grandniece of state Congress leader M. Krishnappa, in Bengaluru on February 10.
Though family sources claimed that no rules were violated during the wedding ceremony and that the wedding took place in presence of only close family members, the media reports claims that social distancing and other lockdown norms were all violated.
Earlier, it was said that only a few close family members from both sides would attend the low profile event. However, on APril 17, several cars ferried guests to the wedding venue, said sources.
