This story is from August 20, 2020

Delhi BJP seeks guidelines for wedding season, and permission for Ramlila

Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor has requested lieutenant governor Anil Baijal, who is also the chairman of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), for getting guidelines issued for people who want to solemnise marriage functions. Meanwhile, Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta has requested the LG to allow Ramlila with social distancing.
Delhi BJP seeks guidelines for wedding season, and permission for Ramlila
Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta (Photo credit: @adeshguptabjp)
NEW DELHI: Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor has requested lieutenant governor Anil Baijal, who is also the chairman of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), for getting guidelines issued for people who want to solemnise marriage functions. Meanwhile, Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta has requested the LG to allow Ramlila with social distancing.
The wedding season begins from November and due to the Covid lockdown, families with planned weddings are anxious about what the guidelines governing social functions in Delhi.

In a letter to the LG, Kapoor said the wedding season will start ensuing wedding season between 15 November to 25 December 2020 and many families are awaiting guidelines as several marriages are fixed in this season.
“From booking place, caterers to sending invites among other activities everything takes time, money and people are anxiously awaiting guidelines to ensure bookings. Therefore, in community interest it would be appreciated if guidelines for marriage functions,” Kapoor said.
“Recently several Independence Day events were organized with social distancing across the country. Just as the number of these events have been made successful by reducing the number of people in events, similarly all the organizers of Ramlila should be allowed where Ramlila has been held for years,” said Gupta.
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