In his constituency Bolpur from where Somnath Chaterjee has won for more than two decades he is nothing less than a martyr. "It is so shocking and it is a wrong decision of the party. Somnath Chatterjee is so well-known and reputed. The party should have reconsidered. The decision will damage the party and Bolpur," said Sushil Chowdhury, a Bolpur resident.