IN PHOTOS: Congress` Zeeshan Siddiqui joins Jan Sanman Yatra in Mumbai

Updated On: 19 August, 2024 09:45 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

Congress MLA Zeeshan Siddiqui on Monday took part in the Nationalist Congress Party`s (NCP) `Jan Sanman Yatra` led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and said that his party was ignoring him. Pics/NCP

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The yatra reached Mumbai`s Bandra East, from where Zeeshan Siddiqui is a Congress MLA, in the afternoon

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Zeeshan Siddiqui`s father and former MLA Baba Siddiqui had left the Congress and joined the Ajit Pawar-led party recently

<p>Incidentally, six Congress MLAs had crossvoted during last month`s MLC elections in the state. It was rumoured that Zeeshan Siddiqui was among the six</p>

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Incidentally, six Congress MLAs had crossvoted during last month`s MLC elections in the state. It was rumoured that Zeeshan Siddiqui was among the six

<p>"I am taking the responsibility of welcoming the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra as his rally passes through my assembly constituency. I am taking this opportunity to show my support for the government`s Majhi Ladki Bahin scheme, which will greatly benefit numerous women in our state," Zeeshan Siddiqui told reporters</p>

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"I am taking the responsibility of welcoming the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra as his rally passes through my assembly constituency. I am taking this opportunity to show my support for the government`s Majhi Ladki Bahin scheme, which will greatly benefit numerous women in our state," Zeeshan Siddiqui told reporters

<p>"A few days ago, Member of Parliament Varsha Gaikwad organised a `Nyay` rally in Mumbai, which passed through my assembly constituency. I was not consulted or invited to participate despite being in the Congress. This is the treatment I am getting," he claimed</p>

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"A few days ago, Member of Parliament Varsha Gaikwad organised a `Nyay` rally in Mumbai, which passed through my assembly constituency. I was not consulted or invited to participate despite being in the Congress. This is the treatment I am getting," he claimed

<p>"The Congress has begun distributing nomination forms to candidates. However, when my representative approached the party, he was denied the nomination form</p>

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"The Congress has begun distributing nomination forms to candidates. However, when my representative approached the party, he was denied the nomination form

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The message is clear to me. Nevertheless, I am determined to contest the upcoming assembly election," the Bandra East MLA asserted

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