'Justice must be ensured,' Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge condemns killing

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge expressed his deepest condolences to the family of former minister and NCP leader Baba Siddique who was killed by unidentified assailants on Saturday evening Kharge demanded that the culprits be brought to justice as soon as possibleTaking to X Mallikarjun Kharge said The tragic demise of Former Maharashtra Minister Shri Baba Siddique is shocking beyond words In this hour of grief I offer my deepest condolences to his family friends and supporters Justice must be ensured and the present Maharashtra Govt must order a thorough and transparent investigation The culprits must be brought to book at the earliest Accountability is paramountThe tragic demise of Former Maharashtra Minister Shri Baba Siddique is shocking beyond words In this hour of grief I offer my deepest condolences to his family friends and supporters Justice must be ensured and the present Maharashtra Govt must order a thorough andhellipmdash Mallikarjun Kharge kharge October 12 2024Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole called the incident unfortunate This is an unfortunate incident This is a result of the support the Maharashtra government gives to criminals It is clear that a person like Baba Siddique is also not safe in Maharashtra he said while speaking to ANICongress leader and Leader of the Opposition LoP in the Maharashtra Assembly Vijay Wadettiwar called for an investigation into the incident saying This is a very sad incident He Siddique was part of Congress for a long time and a popular leader in Maharashtra It should be investigated who is behind this This only indicates that there is no law and order in the stateCongress leader Pawan Khera in a selfmade video said It is unbelievable that he is no more It is hard to believe that such a senior politician was murdered in the middle of Mumbai I hope God will give strength to his family AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi stated that Baba Siddiques murder shows the deteriorating state of law and order in MaharashtraTruly devastating news of two deaths on the same dayBaba Siddiquersquos murder is highly condemnable It reflects the deteriorating state of law amp order in Maharashtra May Allah grant him maghfirah My condolences to his family friends amp colleaguesProf Saibabarsquos death ishellipmdash Asaduddin Owaisi asadowaisi October 12 2024Truly devastating news of two deaths on the same day Baba Siddiques murder is highly condemnable It reflects the deteriorating state of law amp order in Maharashtra May Allah grant him maghfirah My condolences to his family friends amp colleagues Owiais wrote in a post on XAIMIM leader Waris Pathan expressed his grief saying It is a very unfortunate incident and a personal loss for me as he was a very close friend It is a total failure of the government they cannot provide security to their own person What security is there for the oppositionCongress leader Imran Pratapgarhi questioned the Maharashtra government over the NCP leaders death saying This incident is very shocking that in a metropolis like Mumbai a leader connected to the government is murdered If the government is unable to keep its leaders safe then who is safe in Mumbai and Maharashtra We are very shockedSamajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi told reporters It will be clear after inquiry who these contract killers were and who sent them This is a failure of law and order I do not think this is political I do not think he had any political rivalsSiddique a threetime MLA from Bandra West had joined Ajit Pawars NCP earlier in February this year after resigning from the Congress He was shot dead by unidentified attackers in Mumbai on Saturday evening Mumbai Additional CP Paramjit Singh Dahiya confirmed the arrest of two suspectsThe incident occurred around 930 pm in Nirmal Nagar Baba Siddique was taken to Lilavati Hospital after being shot Two suspects have been arrested and the Mumbai Crime Branch is investigating the case Dahiya told reportersMumbai Police said that they recovered the weapon used in the crime A 99mm pistol was used in the firing officials saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever