The campaign is underway despite Chief Minister DK Shivakumar's appeal to pro-Kannada organisations not to visit companies directly. Kannada Rakshana Vedike plans to survey technology and manufacturing companies on Kannadiga employment amid allegations of discriminatory hiring, even as CM DK Shivakumar asks organisations not. Stepping up its campaign for employment opportunities for Kannadigas in Karnataka’s IT-BT sector, the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) began approaching technology companies across Bengaluru,.