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Home / Mumbai / Mumbai News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: Baba Siddique resigns from Congress after 48 years

IN PHOTOS: Baba Siddique resigns from Congress after 48 years

Updated On: 08 February, 2024 01:55 PM IST | Sanjana Deshpande

Former Maharashtra minister and legislator from Bandra (West) Baba Siddique has resigned from his primary membership of the Indian National Congress. Pics/ Facebook

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Former Maharashtra minister and legislator from Bandra (West) Baba Siddique has resigned from his primary membership of the Indian National Congress. Pics/ Facebook

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Former Maharashtra minister and legislator from Bandra (West) Baba Siddique has resigned from his primary membership of the Indian National Congress. Pics/ Facebook
<p>With his departure, he has broken his 48 long years of association with the grand-old party.</p>

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With his departure, he has broken his 48 long years of association with the grand-old party.

<p>Siddique, who is also known for his glamourous Iftar parties, is the second big face of Congress from Mumbai to leave the party.</p>

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Siddique, who is also known for his glamourous Iftar parties, is the second big face of Congress from Mumbai to leave the party.

<p>Milind Deora left the party in January this year to join Shiv Sena led by CM Shinde.</p>

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Milind Deora left the party in January this year to join Shiv Sena led by CM Shinde.

<p>Siddique, in his social media post, wrote that he joined INC as a young teen and that he had a "significant journey lasting 48 years".</p>

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Siddique, in his social media post, wrote that he joined INC as a young teen and that he had a "significant journey lasting 48 years".

<p>Today I resign from the primary membership of the Indian National Congress Party with immediate effect, he further wrote.</p>

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Today I resign from the primary membership of the Indian National Congress Party with immediate effect, he further wrote.

<p>Without divulging details on the reason for his departure, he said that he has a lot to express but "some things are better left unsaid".</p>

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Without divulging details on the reason for his departure, he said that he has a lot to express but "some things are better left unsaid".

<p>He also thanked those who had been a part of his nearly five-decade long journey as a Congress leader.&nbsp;</p>

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He also thanked those who had been a part of his nearly five-decade long journey as a Congress leader. 

<p>Baba Ziauddin Siddique, who was with Congress since 1977, held the post of Minister of State for Food &amp; Civil Supplies, Labour and FDA 2004&ndash;08.</p>

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Baba Ziauddin Siddique, who was with Congress since 1977, held the post of Minister of State for Food & Civil Supplies, Labour and FDA 2004–08.

<p>Siddique prior to his resignation was the chairperson &amp; senior vice president of the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee &amp; Parliamentary Board of the party`s state unit.&nbsp;</p>

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Siddique prior to his resignation was the chairperson & senior vice president of the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee & Parliamentary Board of the party`s state unit. 

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