No Baba Siddique, Son Zeeshan Shares First Voting Experience Without Him
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Baba Siddique, a prominent NCP leader and former minister, was gunned down on October 12 near his son's office by attackers allegedly linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.
Zeeshan Siddique, the NCP candidate from Bandra East, voted today in the Maharashtra Assembly elections and said that it was the first time he came to a polling booth without his father Baba Siddique. Mr Siddique, a prominent NCP leader and former minister, was gunned down on October 12 near his son's office by attackers allegedly linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. #WATCH | "For the first time, I have come alone to vote. My father (Baba Siddiqui) is no more. This is different but this will have to be done": Zeeshan SiddiqueVideo courtesy: ANI/X#Babasiddique#ZeeshanSiddique#MaharahstraElection2024pic.twitter.com/Ibfs5dWvWR
"For the first time, I have come alone to vote. My father is no more. This is different but this will have to be done. I know that my father is with me. I started my day by visiting the graveyard in the morning...I think everyone must vote," Zeeshan Siddique said.
The 32-year-old former Congress leader faces Varun Sardesai, Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray's nephew, in a high-stakes battle in Bandra East. Zeeshan Siddique joined the Ajit Pawar-led faction of the NCP in October. Mr Siddique will defend the Bandra East seat he won in the 2019 election when he was with the Congress.
