With official announcement of the candidates by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Chhattisgarh, the voices of dissent are increasing by the day over the mode of selection of poll candidates.
Abhanpur assembly constituency is near to the capital city of Raipur is also a crucial seat, as Congress and BJP have been winning it alternatively.
Interestingly and generally, both the party candidates this time are farmers by profession.
Abhanpur has presence of farming community from Other Backward Caste (OBCs).
Meanwhile, a protest over selection of State Finance Commission Chairman and former State Agriculture Minister Chandrashekhar Sahu, was registered by the local BJP office bearers by writing a letter to the party organisation Secretary Pawan Sai.
The letter has around 36 office bearers duly signed which states that the candidate having announced for the area has been inactive since a long period. The party activists are not happy over the mode of his functioning.
The letter warns the State Organisation Secretary that if the party does not change the candidate, then they would be resigning from primary membership and all their responsibilities. They had urged to accept the letter as resignation.
The prominent among them are-- Vyas Narayan Sahu, District Kisan Morcha, Kundan Baghel, President Nagar Panchayat Abhanpur, Dayalu Gada, Vice President Municipal Council Navapara, Sunil Prasad, Division President Abhanpur, Guatam Tara, General Secretary Abhanpur, Pradeshi Ram Sahu Division President Navapara and others mainly from Champaran, Abhanpur, and Khopra.