Karnataka bans flowers, shawls at govt events; only Kannada books to be given

Since the request, Kumar has received more than a thousand Kannada books, which he is planning to give to a public library. “I have received thousands of books and will give them to the library in Karkala, Udupi district (his constituency). Any additional books will be given to gram panchayats in the region,” Kumar said.

The order by the state government was released on Tuesday by P Ravi Kumar, Chief Secretary of Karnataka.

Sources in the Chief Minister’s office told indianexpress.com that the order comes after a meeting the CM held with the police department on Monday morning, where he received many bouquets and shawls.

“In this meeting, in an oral order, the Chief minister directed the Chief Secretary to issue a directive saying that in any government events, people shouldn’t give garlands, flowers, and mementos, but only Kannada books,” a source said.