Karnataka minister Ramesh Kumar criticizes public display of wealth at lavish weddings
Today's (Oct. 26th 2016) The Hindu carried an article, http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/how-can-a-selfrespecting-person-attend-reddys-daughters-lavish-wedding/article9268889.ece, where Karnataka's Health and Family Welfare minister K.R. Ramesh Kumar spoke against lavish weddings and public display of wealth at such weddings. He spoke in the context of the wedding of a Karnataka billionaire mining baron's daughter planned for next month.
Here are other articles related to the same topic:
No one should display wealth at weddings: Minister Ramesh Kumar, http://www.newskarnataka.com/bangalore/no-one-should-display-wealth-at-weddings-minister-ramesh-kumar, Oct. 25th 2016
Minister urges government to bring law to control ostentatious weddings, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Minister-urges-government-to-bring-law-to-control-ostentatious-weddings/articleshow/55060478.cms, Oct. 26th 2016
The articles give the following statements made by the minister:
Wedding is a family affair and making it a public function and holding it at the Palace Grounds is causing inconvenience to the public.
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MPs, legislators and Ministers too are spending lavishly on weddings and displaying their wealth in public.
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If you have wealth, keep it. Why are you displaying it in public by spending lavishly?
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[In the context of a bill that Minister Ramesh Kumar introduced as a private member bill, "Karnataka State Wedding Karnataka Marriages (Registration and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2015", which seems to have failed to get required support in Karnataka's legislative assembly, Ramesh Kumar said:]
The bill was aimed at stopping the excessive display of wealth at weddings. Unfortunately, the bill failed to come for discussion in the legislature. Now, I, as a minister, can’t introduce or demand for the bill. I can raise the issue during the Cabinet meeting scheduled for Wednesday. I think now the opportunity has come to raise the issue.
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[In the context of the Karnataka billionaire mining baron's daughter's planned marriage next month:] It is a sheer obscene display of wealth. I will not attend this marriage. I will not attend such marriages if any of my relatives or friends indulge in displaying the wealth.
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In 1977, when I was the general secretary of the Youth Congress, my wedding was simple and small. People should not insult society with such a lavish display of wealth during weddings.
--- end statements attributed to Minister Ramesh Kumar in above mentioned articles ---
Ravi: I am so glad to see a minister of Karnataka raise this issue. I fully support his views on this matter.
[I thank Hon'ble Karnataka Minister Ramesh Kumar, hindu.com, newskarnataka.com and indiatimes.com, and have presumed that they will not have any objections to me sharing the above quotes of Shri Ramesh Kumar from the abovementioned websites on this post which is freely viewable by all, and does not have any financial profit motive whatsoever.]
Here are other articles related to the same topic:
No one should display wealth at weddings: Minister Ramesh Kumar, http://www.newskarnataka.com/bangalore/no-one-should-display-wealth-at-weddings-minister-ramesh-kumar, Oct. 25th 2016
Minister urges government to bring law to control ostentatious weddings, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Minister-urges-government-to-bring-law-to-control-ostentatious-weddings/articleshow/55060478.cms, Oct. 26th 2016
The articles give the following statements made by the minister:
Wedding is a family affair and making it a public function and holding it at the Palace Grounds is causing inconvenience to the public.
...
MPs, legislators and Ministers too are spending lavishly on weddings and displaying their wealth in public.
...
If you have wealth, keep it. Why are you displaying it in public by spending lavishly?
...
[In the context of a bill that Minister Ramesh Kumar introduced as a private member bill, "Karnataka State Wedding Karnataka Marriages (Registration and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2015", which seems to have failed to get required support in Karnataka's legislative assembly, Ramesh Kumar said:]
The bill was aimed at stopping the excessive display of wealth at weddings. Unfortunately, the bill failed to come for discussion in the legislature. Now, I, as a minister, can’t introduce or demand for the bill. I can raise the issue during the Cabinet meeting scheduled for Wednesday. I think now the opportunity has come to raise the issue.
...
[In the context of the Karnataka billionaire mining baron's daughter's planned marriage next month:] It is a sheer obscene display of wealth. I will not attend this marriage. I will not attend such marriages if any of my relatives or friends indulge in displaying the wealth.
...
In 1977, when I was the general secretary of the Youth Congress, my wedding was simple and small. People should not insult society with such a lavish display of wealth during weddings.
--- end statements attributed to Minister Ramesh Kumar in above mentioned articles ---
Ravi: I am so glad to see a minister of Karnataka raise this issue. I fully support his views on this matter.
[I thank Hon'ble Karnataka Minister Ramesh Kumar, hindu.com, newskarnataka.com and indiatimes.com, and have presumed that they will not have any objections to me sharing the above quotes of Shri Ramesh Kumar from the abovementioned websites on this post which is freely viewable by all, and does not have any financial profit motive whatsoever.]
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