Though the Bommai-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has retained a significant number of restrictions like night and weekend curfew in different parts of the state, the decision was also taken after a number of members from the saffron outfit insisted that permission be given to celebrate a “Hindu festival”.Īshok said that the government has approved to allow one Ganesh festival per ward in urban areas and that district authorities would decide on similar requests in rural regions. The move to allow public celebration of Ganesh Chathurthi comes at a time when Karnataka’s new Covid-19 infections appear to have stabilized but the threat of the virus remains just as potent as the first two waves. The decision was taken after an hour-long meeting chaired by chief minister Basavaraj Bommai, members of the experts committee, cabinet members and other officials in Bengaluru on Sunday. There will be no procession orchestra, no DJ and pandals must be 50/50 (meaning?) and Covid vaccination is compulsory wherever the Ganapathy festival is being held,” R Ashok, Karnataka’s revenue minister said on Sunday. “The (Karnataka) government is allowing the (Ganesh Chathurthi) festival but many restrictions are there. The Karnataka government on Sunday decided to allow Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations in districts where the positivity rate is less than 2 per cent, with a set of restrictions, which will remain in place for five days.
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