President's son faces tough battle in 'bidi' town Jangipur

He faced wrath of angry villagers of his constituency at Sabirpur in Raghunathgunj over the issue of poor supply of drinking water and abysmal condition of roads. He was forced to abandon his roadshow in the area.  

Bidi workers, who comprise a large chunk of Jangipur's electorate, also are not happy with Abhijit's performance as compared to his father.

“He lacks the stature of Pranab babu. He had done a lot for us,” said Ismail Sheikh, a 65-year-old bidi worker.  Trinamool's Nurul, a sitting MP from Basirhat, is hoping to snatch the seat from Congress riding on the anti-incumbency factor.

“People will vote in favour of Mamata Banerjee's development model. Neither father nor son have done anything for the constituency,” Nurul claimed.

However, district Congress leaders are hoping to win the seat for a fourth consecutive time irrespective of the various odds against Abhijit.