Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy is on the 'Village Migration' campaign between the political turmoil in Karnataka. However, during this time, he is facing protests. On the people protesting in Raichur district, Kumaraswamy lost his temper when the protesters stopped his way. Kumaraswamy said during the intervening protesters and said, 'Give vote to Narendra Modi, why do you want me to work.

In fact, employees of a thermal power station in Raichur district were protesting against the demands of the cavalcade of Kumaraswamy. Angered by this performance, the Chief Minister said that why do you want me to work if you give the vote to Narendra Modi? Kumaraswamy is visiting villages under 'Village stay program'. In the same sequence, he went to Harur village of Afzalpur taluk of Kalubergi district on Friday.

Worker of the Yeramarus Thermal Power Plant and Hutti Gold Mines had stopped the state bus in which Kumaraswamy was traveling to Raichur village as part of his "village stay" program. They complained to the chief minister about pending salaries. The protesters had gheraoed the chief minister for nearly 20 minutes and shouted slogans.

According to the protestors, 748 employees of the power plant have not received their salaries for the last 14 months. R Manasayya, a union leader, said that the chief minister had promised to meet them at Yeramarus bungalow. Later, the chief minister assured them that their problems would be taken care of within a week.

The protestors dispersed after the police arrived. The Chief Minister's Office, however, described the incident as a small five-minute episode.