<p class="title">Irate visitors to the Jogimatti hill station in Chitradurga district broke open the lock and entered the tourist spot on Sunday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They were angry because the hill station was locked up to facilitate the visit of Forest, Ecology and Environment Minister R Shankar. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Jogimatti is a hill station and forest reserve in Chitradurga, Karnataka. The reserve covers 10,048.97 hectares in Chitradurga, Holalkere and Hiriyur taluks.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The hill station's authorities were unable to stop the tourists from breaking in and remained silent spectators. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Shankar who visited Jogimatti on Saturday night halted at the tourist bungalow for the night.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Consequently, the authorities sealed off the hill station preventing entry to visitors who came to enjoy the fresh air of dawn at the place. </p>.<p class="bodytext">There were over 50 two-wheelers and 25 cars parked at the entrance on Sunday morning.</p>.<p class="bodytext">At around 8 am, the visitors' patience wore off and rage boiled over.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Following a heated argument with the security staff, they forcibly entered the hill station by breaking open the gate lock with a big stone.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They did not heed the officials' request that the gate would be opened after the minister's departure. </p>
<p class="title">Irate visitors to the Jogimatti hill station in Chitradurga district broke open the lock and entered the tourist spot on Sunday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They were angry because the hill station was locked up to facilitate the visit of Forest, Ecology and Environment Minister R Shankar. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Jogimatti is a hill station and forest reserve in Chitradurga, Karnataka. The reserve covers 10,048.97 hectares in Chitradurga, Holalkere and Hiriyur taluks.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The hill station's authorities were unable to stop the tourists from breaking in and remained silent spectators. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Shankar who visited Jogimatti on Saturday night halted at the tourist bungalow for the night.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Consequently, the authorities sealed off the hill station preventing entry to visitors who came to enjoy the fresh air of dawn at the place. </p>.<p class="bodytext">There were over 50 two-wheelers and 25 cars parked at the entrance on Sunday morning.</p>.<p class="bodytext">At around 8 am, the visitors' patience wore off and rage boiled over.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Following a heated argument with the security staff, they forcibly entered the hill station by breaking open the gate lock with a big stone.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They did not heed the officials' request that the gate would be opened after the minister's departure. </p>