Mysore/Mysuru, Jan. 1 -- Venting their ire over the absence of elected representatives despite official invitations for the Vishwakarma Amarashilpi Jakanachari Samsmarana Day event today, members of the Vishwakarma community staged a sit-in protest on the steps of Kalamandira this morning.

The event, organised jointly by the District Administration, Kannada & Culture Department and Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), was scheduled to begin at the at Mini Theatre in Kalamandira premises at 10.30 am.

However, none of the invited elected representatives turned up even after 12 noon, triggering widespread anger among Vishwakarma community leaders who had made all arrangements for the programme.

Upset over the delay and what they termed official...