Baba Siddique Quits Congress

He also served as a minister at the time of the Congress-NCP coalition?


Mumbai: On Thursday, 08 February 2024, Former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique said he has resigned from the Congress after being a member of the party for the last five decades.

A prominent minority face of the Mumbai Congress, Siddique also served as a minister when the Congress-NCP coalition was in power.

Baba Siddique in a post on X said, "I joined the Indian National Congress party as a young teenager and it has been a significant journey lasting 48 years.

Today I resign from the primary membership of the Indian National Congress Party @INCIndia with immediate effect." "There's a lot I would have liked to express but as they say some things are better left unsaid. I thank everyone who has been a part of this journey," he added.

This announcement comes days after the Election Commission of India recognised the Ajit Pawar faction as the real National Congress Party (NCP).

Siddique's son is currently a Congress MLA from Bandra in Mumbai.

Edited By: Arusha Farooq

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