It is soon said by the film industry that BSY’s explanation came that they would be hit badly.
Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa dismissed reports of such an act on social media after Brihat Bengaluru Metropolitan Municipal Commissioner N Manjunath Prasad announced on Friday that the civic bodies would recommend the state government reduce occupancy in theaters by 50%.
The negative response from the Kannada film industry started following Mr. Prasad’s statement, with the response of actor Puneet Rajkumar, whose film Yuvratna To be released on 1 April.
Over the past fortnight, Bengaluru has been reporting a gradual increase in the number of COVID-19 cases, but the last two days saw a sharp increase, allowing the civic body to host gyms, swimming pools and closure measures. Has been recommended. Other such facilities, besides limiting the busyness of movie theaters.
Speaking to the media on Friday, Mr. Prasad admitted that there was no data regarding the number of cases that could be attributed to the theaters being fully run. But, even then, civic bodies would recommend that occupancy be restricted to 50% again with optional seats remaining vacant, he said. Incidentally, Maharashtra on Friday re-enforced the 50% occupancy rule.
His announcement did not go well with the film industry as it was only on 1 February that the government lifted the domicile ban for the city’s theaters, which was followed by two big-budget films – Pogru And Robert Exit full screen drawing screen. This has created a lot of bottleneck among health officials who are worried about the virus spreading like upcoming blockbusters. Yuvaratna They also draw huge crowds.
On the other hand, stakeholders in the Kannada industry argued that targeting theaters was an unfair move. “The industry is now recovering from the onslaught of pandemics, and we will be severely affected by 50% return to occupation. The government needs to regularize rallies and mega weddings in the state. Vehicles coming from Maharashtra and Kerala need to be thoroughly tested, ”Puneet Rajkumar told media persons on Friday.
DR Jayaraj, President, Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC), was of a similar opinion. “All theaters are taking precautionary steps to clean the premises after every show and ensure that the audience wears masks. A ban on occupancy would be unfair, ”he said.
Incidentally, the KFCC planned to hold a meeting with Mr. Yeddyurappa on Saturday to discuss the recommendations of the BBMP. However, a decision was taken against it after the CM took to social media for fear of fear. He tweeted that there was no such proposal before the government and appealed to citizens and theater owners to follow the proper behavior of COVID-19 and cooperate with the government to stop the spread of the virus.
Sources said that a section of bureaucrats have been fighting the spread of COVID-19 and the second wave may well have started, saddened by the chief minister’s reluctance to revoke restrictions on social ceremonies.
The Technical Advisory Committee recently recommended a variety of measures, including the closure of all classes except classes 10 and 12, and being limited to 50% at theaters in six districts where the positivity rate was over 1%. A senior bureaucrat said, “The Chief Minister is not eager to disrupt normal life again, but what it will cost on the health of the citizens,” is a matter of concern.
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