Hassan, Oct. 20 -- Janata Dal (Secular) party leaders staged a protest on Sunday near the main entrance of the Hasanamba Temple, alleging that the district administration official showed disrespect to Union Minister and JD(S) state president HD Kumaraswamy.

During the protest, the situation turned chaotic as hundreds of people blocked the road. So, due to this, the police struggled to disperse the growing crowd of JD(S) workers.

The protesters accused the district authorities of deliberately ignoring Kumaraswamy during the temple visit, calling the act an insult to their leader.

JD(S) MLA Swaroop Prakash condemned the incident, saying, "The district administration disrespected Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy when he visited the temple......