BENGALURU/MANGALURU: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said the government has banned the practice of giving garlands, shawls, bouquets and memorabilia in its programs, terming it as “unnecessary expenditure”.
Bommai, who presided over the meeting of senior police officers, refused to accept the bouquet and said the practice should be abolished. Karnataka Chief Secretary P. Ravi Kumar Issued directions not to give garlands, shawls, bouquets, fruit baskets and mementos in meetings and programs organized by the state government and government-run institutions. “This instruction should be strictly followed by all government departments and institutions under the government,” CS stated in the circular.
Recently, Minister of Energy and Kannada and Culture in Sunil Kumar He had appealed to the congratulators not to give garlands and gifts and instead asked for Kannada books, which he would donate to a library in his Karkala constituency. Youth Bommai collected over 1,000 books within five days of joining the cabinet. TOI had written about the minister’s post on social media and asked his supporters not to honor him with bouquets. He had also requested party workers and well-wishers not to organize honor programs in view of the pandemic.
Bommai, who presided over the meeting of senior police officers, refused to accept the bouquet and said the practice should be abolished. Karnataka Chief Secretary P. Ravi Kumar Issued directions not to give garlands, shawls, bouquets, fruit baskets and mementos in meetings and programs organized by the state government and government-run institutions. “This instruction should be strictly followed by all government departments and institutions under the government,” CS stated in the circular.
Recently, Minister of Energy and Kannada and Culture in Sunil Kumar He had appealed to the congratulators not to give garlands and gifts and instead asked for Kannada books, which he would donate to a library in his Karkala constituency. Youth Bommai collected over 1,000 books within five days of joining the cabinet. TOI had written about the minister’s post on social media and asked his supporters not to honor him with bouquets. He had also requested party workers and well-wishers not to organize honor programs in view of the pandemic.
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