JD(S) MLA Swaroop Prakash condemned the incident, saying, "The district administration disrespected Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy when he visited the temple... they completely neglected him. So all the party workers are going for the protest."
A stampede-like situation ensued at Hasanamba Temple in Karnataka's Hassan on Friday afternoon after a few people reportedly experienced an electric shock due to the snapping of an electric cable.