Ex-Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique joins Ajit Pawar-led NCP days after quitting Congress
The Hindu
Former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, joins NCP, boosting the party ahead of Lok Sabha elections.
Former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, on Saturday joined the Nationalist Congress Party, a major boost to the Ajit Pawar-led party ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
He was welcomed into the party fold by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and top NCP leaders, including the party working president Praful Patel and state unit president Sunil Tatkare.
Mr. Siddique had quit the Congress earlier this week.
Speaking on the occasion, Siddique acknowledged the role of late Congress MP Sunil Dutt in his political career.
Siddique said he had consulted his MLA son Zeeshan Siddique and former Congress MP Priya Dutt before crossing over to the NCP.
A prominent Muslim face of the Mumbai Congress, Siddique had also served as a minister when the Congress-NCP coalition was in power in Maharashtra.
Speaking at the event, Pawar said, "We have not abandoned the Shahu-Phule-Ambedkar ideology and we are (of) secular (mindset)".
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