Hassan, June 28: Tension prevailed in the outskirts of the city and in two villages of the taluk after JD(S) workers smashed wind shields of KSRTC buses and set tyres on fire to protest against the arrest of former Minister HD Revanna in Bangalore on Monday.
Angry workers gathered at the main road in Mosalehosahalli and Hangarahalli and shouted slogans against the state government. They blocked HassanMysore road putting stone barricades, dumping garbage and setting tyres on fire. Traffic between HassanMysore state highway was disrupted for an hour when the agitators sat on the road.
Police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.
Earlier, police arrested over sixty JD(S) workers when they tried to block BangaloreMangalore NH48.
–Agencies