The JD(S) workers staged a protest against Tourism Minister C P Yogeeshwara on Sunday morning, for terming former CM H D Kumaraswamy a joker.
The protest was held under the leadership of JD(S) youth wing President Akshith Suvarna. The protesters gathered outside the hotel where the minister had stayed and shouted slogans against him.
The JD(S) workers had gheraoed the escort vehicle of the minister.
On learning the same, the minister did not travel in his official car and left in another vehicle.
Condemning the BJP Minister's statement against Kumaraswamy, Akshith Suvarna said, "The minister had forgotten that JD(S) is still strong in Dakshina Kannada district. We staged a protest to showcase our strength. However, the Minister left for the Mangalore airport from the backdoor. The Minister should act according to his stature."