Supporters of former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Inder Chopra reacted by staging protest at Dhamtari and at BJP's divisional office, Ekatma Parisar here on Monday .
The protest was staged after party did not announce the name of Rajani Sahu as candidate for Dhamtari assembly constituency.
Annoyed over the declaration of candidate the supporters of Chopra reached Raipur to register their protest. Inder Chopra was BJP MLA in year 2003.
The present candidate is Janpad Chairman Ranjana Dipendra Sahu. It is said that Inder Chopra along with supporters would be calling on Chief Minister Raman Singh, BJP state president Dharamalal Kaushik, state organisation general secretary Pawan Sai and request to reconsider the candidate of Dhamtari Assembly constituency.
As per supporters, with discontentment among the supporters of MLA, if the party does not consider his request for the party ticket, then other options would be opened. The indication was that in case, if the party rejects his request, then along with their leader they would leave the party.
Meanwhile, the supporters reached the Ekatma Parisar during afternoon hours, staged demonstration before the gate and inside the premises.