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Who is Zeeshan Siddique, son of NCP leader Baba Siddique, who challenged ‘murderer’ Lawrence Bishnoi | Latest News India

Who is Zeeshan Siddique, son of NCP leader Baba Siddique, who challenged ‘murderer’ Lawrence Bishnoi | Latest News India

Congress MP Zeeshan Siddique, son of late NCP leader Baba Siddique, said in a social media post that the veteran politician’s killers were targeting him but he would not be intimidated. Baba Siddique was shot dead on October 12 by three gunmen allegedly linked to jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.

Baba Siddique was a three-time MLA and a former minister. His son Zeeshan Siddique won his first election in 2019 (Instagram/Zeeshan Siddique)(HT_PRINT)

Zeeshan Siddique wrote on X: “You silenced my father. But they forget – he was a lion and I carry his roar within me, his fight in my veins. He stood for justice, fought for change and weathered the storms with unwavering courage.”

In an apparent challenge to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, which was allegedly behind his father’s murder, Zeeshan further said, “Now those who brought him down are setting their sights on me, assuming they have won.” To them I declare: The blood of a lion flows in my veins. I am still here, fearless and unbroken. They have taken one, but I rise in his place. This fight is far from over. Today I stand where he was: ALIVE, INDEPENDENT and READY. To my people of Vandre East, I am with you always (sic).”

While the motive behind Baba Siddique’s murder is yet to be established, the gunman arrested in the case said that the NCP leader was “not a good man” and had links with Dawood Ibrahim.

Zeeshan Siddique: 5 Facts About Baba Siddique’s Son

Zeeshan Siddique is a member and prominent leader of the Indian National Congress in Maharashtra and currently serves as the MP from Bandra East constituency.

The 34-year-old Congress leader contested the Maharashtra elections for the first time in 2019 and emerged victorious from Bandra East seat in Mumbai. He defeated his rival Shiv Sena by 5,790 votes. The Bandra East seat was previously represented by his father Baba Siddique, who was a three-time MLA.

In 2021, the Bombay High Court ordered a probe against Zeeshan Siddique and actor Sonu Sood for their alleged role in the “illegal distribution” of crucial antiviral drug Remdesivir during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Siddique is completing his master’s degree at Regent’s University London in the United Kingdom. Apart from being the sitting MLA of Bandra East, he is also the president of Mumbai Youth Congress.

One of the accused in Baba Siddique’s murder revealed that Zeeshan was also on the target list of Lawrence Bishnoi gang, ANI reported. A photo of Zeeshan was recovered from the phone of one of the accused, making him a potential target of the gangster.