Bengaluru: After deferring the announcement of the prestigeous Rajyotsava awards, the state government on Wednesday decided to hold the award function sometime in November second week after the announcement of the by-election results due on November 6.
Owing to the model code of conduct (MCC) which is in force in seven districts, chief secretary, T.M. Vijay Bhaskar reportedly advised the expert committee constituted to select the awardees, not to select candidates from the seven districts where the MCC is in force. However, when Chief Minister, H.D. Kumaraswamy held a meeting on Wednesday, it was felt that announcing a list comprising awardees from only 23 districts excluding the seven would not be a wise decision. Therefore, the CM took a decision to announce the list after the announcement of the by-poll results.
Sources in the government said that the Rajyotsava award function will be held on a large scale converting it into a folk festival.
