Baba Siddique
{{Short description|Indian politician (1958–2024)}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Baba Ziauddin Siddique
| image = Baba Siddique Diwali bash (cropped).jpg
| caption = Siddique in 2021
| residence = C-858/57, Ambedkar Road, Mumbai West
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1958|09|13}}{{cn|date=October 2024}}
| birth_place = Patna, Bihar, India{{cite web|url=https://www.abplive.com/states/bihar/baba-siddique-born-in-patna-bihar-in-1956-ancestral-home-is-gopalaganj-baba-siddique-murder-2802470 | title=पटना में हुआ था जन्म, पुश्तैनी घर गोपालगंज, बचपन को याद कर कभी बाबा सिद्दीकी ने लिखी थी ये बात | date=13 October 2024 }} {{cite news |title=पटना में हुआ था जन्म, पुश्तैनी घर गोपालगंज, बचपन को याद कर कभी बाबा सिद्दीकी ने लिखी थी ये बात |url=https://www.abplive.com/states/bihar/baba-siddique-born-in-patna-bihar-in-1956-ancestral-home-is-gopalaganj-baba-siddique-murder-2802470 |work=ABP News |date=13 October 2024 |language=hi |access-date=26 October 2024}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2024|10|12|1958|09|13}}
| death_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
| death_cause = Assassination by gunshots
| party = Nationalist Congress Party (February–October 2024)
| nationality = Indian
| alma_mater = M. M. K. College
| spouse = Shehzeen Siddique
| children = 2, including Zeeshan
| office = Minister of State for Food & Civil Supplies (FDA) and Labour,
Government of Maharashtra
| term_start = 9 November 2004
| term_end = 1 December 2008
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = Vilasrao Deshmukh
| office2 = Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
| constituency2 = Vandre West
| term_start2 = 2009
| term_end2 = 2014
| predecessor2 = constituency established
| successor2 = Ashish Shelar
| term_start3 = 1999
| term_end3 = 2009
| predecessor3 = Jayashree Nayak
| successor3 = constituency dissolved
| constituency3 = Vandre
| office4 = Member of Parliamentary Board in Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee
| term_start4 = 19 May 2019
| term_end4 = 8 February 2024
| otherparty = Indian National Congress (1976–2024)
| termstart6 = 15 October 2014
| termend6 = 8 February 2024
| office6 = Chairperson and Senior Vice-President of Mumbai Regional Congress Committee
| office7 = Chairman of Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA)
| term_start7 = 2000
| term_end7 = 2004
| office8 = Councillor of Mumbai Municipal Corporation
| term_start8 = 1993
| term_end8 = 2003
}}
Baba Ziauddin Siddique (13 September 1958 – 12 October 2024) was an Indian politician who was a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the state of Maharashtra for the Vandre West Assembly constituency.Maharashtra Online [http://www.maharashtraonline.in/About/Administration/MLAs.html "Members of the Legislative Assembly: Maharashtra"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507031658/http://www.maharashtraonline.in/About/Administration/MLAs.html |date=7 May 2013 }}. Retrieved 22 June 2013. He was the MLA for three consecutive terms in 1999, 2004 and 2009, and had also served as Minister of State for Food & Civil Supplies (FDA) and Labour under Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh between 2004 and 2008.
Siddique had also served as Municipal Corporator earlier for two consecutive terms between 1992 and 1997. Before his death, he served as the Chairperson & Senior Vice-President of the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee & Parliamentary Board of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee. On 8 February 2024, he resigned from the primary membership of the Indian National Congress.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/BabaSiddique/status/1755456516746850437|title=x.com}} He later joined the Nationalist Congress Party led by Ajit Pawar on 12 February 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/BabaSiddique/status/1756904116733780418|title=x.com}}
Siddique was shot dead on the night of 12 October 2024 in front of his son Zeeshan's office.{{Cite web |last1=Mallick |first1=India TV News |last2=Mallick |first2=India TV |date=12 October 2024 |title=Baba Siddique, who was shot at in Mumbai, dies, confirms Lilavati Hospital |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/maharashtra/baba-siddique-ncp-leader-who-was-shot-at-in-mumbai-dies-lilavati-hospital-mumbai-police-arrest-eknath-shinde-latest-updates-2024-10-12-956840 |access-date=12 October 2024 |website=www.indiatvnews.com |language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1k7y4ywx2jo|title=Indian politician Baba Siddique shot dead in Mumbai|publisher=BBC News}}
Political career
Ziauddin Siddique, also known as Baba Siddique, joined the Indian National Congress (INC), as a teenager, in 1977. He participated in various students' movements of the time as a member of the Mumbai chapter of the National Students Union of India — the students wing of the INC. He went on to become the General Secretary of the Bandra Taluka of the Bandra Youth Congress in 1980 and was elected its president within the next two years. In 1988, he became president of the Mumbai Youth Congress. Four years later he was elected a Municipal Councilor in the Mumbai Municipal Corporation and was re-elected to the position five years later. He became an MLA in 1999 from the Bandra West Assembly Constituency. He was re-elected in 2004 and 2009, serving three consecutive terms. Siddique was also appointed Chairman of the MHADA Mumbai Board by the Government of Maharashtra to serve from 2000 to 2004. He was also appointed Minister of State for Food & Civil Supplies, Labour, FDA and Consumer Protection for the Government of Maharashtra and served from 2004 to 2008. In 2011, he funded the creation of an Eco-Garden in Bandra-Khar.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Bandra-Khar-locals-get-a-green-Christmas-present/articleshow/11249770.cms|title=Bandra-Khar locals get a green Christmas present|work=The Times of India|date=26 December 2011|accessdate=28 September 2014}}{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/narayan-rane-may-run-for-council-polls/|title=Narayan Rane may run for council polls|date=6 October 2015}}
Positions held
- Member of the National Students Union of India (Mumbai) (1977)
- General Secretary of the Bandra Taluka of the Bandra Youth Congress (1980)
- President of the Bandra Taluka of the Bandra Youth Congress (1982)
- Municipal Councilor in the Mumbai Municipal Corporation (1993–1998), (1998–2003)
- Member of legislative Assembly (MLA) – (1999–2004), (2004–2009) and (2009–2014)
- Minister of State for Food & Civil Supplies, Labour and FDA, (2004–2008)
- Chairman, MHADA Mumbai Board (2000–2004)
- Chairperson & Senior Vice-President of the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee (2014)
- Parliamentary Board of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (2019)
- Member of the Nationalist Congress Party. Assumed office on 12 February 2024
Personal life
Baba Siddique was born in Patna, Bihar. His family is originally from Shekh Toli village in Gopalgunj district of Bihar.{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/gopalganj-baba-siddique-was-resident-of-gopalganj-bihar-know-how-was-his-journey-from-watch-shopkeeper-to-minister-23815214.html | title=Baba Siddique: बिहार के गोपालगंज के रहने वाले थे बाबा सिद्दीकी, जानें कैसा रहा घड़ी दुकानदार से मंत्रीपद तक का सफर - Baba Siddique was resident of Gopalganj Bihar know how was his journey from watch shopkeeper to minister }} Baba Siddique was married to Shehzeen Siddique. They had two children; a daughter, Arshia Siddique, and a son, Zeeshan Siddique.{{Cite web |last=Thapa |first=Vaidika |title=Baba Siddique Family: Know All About NCP Leader's Wife Shehzeen, Daughter Arshia, And Son Zeeshan News24 - |url=https://news24online.com/india/baba-siddique-family-know-all-about-ncp-leaders-wife-shehzeen-daughter-arshia-and-son-zeeshan/358152/ |access-date=18 October 2024 |website=News24 |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=12 October 2024 |title=Baba Siddique Family: All About Wife Shehzeen Siddique, Son Zeeshan And Daughter Arshia |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/mumbai/baba-siddique-family-all-about-wife-shehzeen-siddique-son-zeeshan-and-daughter-arshia-article-114177006 |access-date=18 October 2024 |website=Times Now |language=en}}
Death
Baba Siddique was shot on 12 October 2024 by three assailants in Mumbai. He was then rushed to Lilavati Hospital where he was declared dead. He was 66 years old. Sources said three bullets were fired at Siddique around 9:30 pm near the office of his son, Zeeshan, who is the MLA of Bandra East.
= Perpetrators =
Two people were taken into custody,{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/maharashtra-ex-minister-baba-siddique-shot-at-in-mumbai-6775514|title=Maharashtra Ex Minister Baba Siddique Shot At In Mumbai|publisher=NDTV}} identified as Gurmail Baljit Singh from Haryana and Dharmaraj Rajesh Kashyap from Uttar Pradesh. The police later named two more suspects, Shivkumar Gautam from Uttar Pradesh,{{Cite news |date=13 October 2024 |title=Baba Siddique murder accused found hiding in bushes before arrest |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/baba-siddique-murder-killing-accused-found-hiding-bushes-before-arrest-video-gunshot-shot-dead-2616118-2024-10-13 |access-date=13 October 2024 |work=India Today}} and Mohammad Jaseen Akhtar.{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/newsmo/video/baba-siddique-murder-inside-the-deadly-plot-linked-to-lawrence-bishnoi-gang-2616857-2024-10-14 |title=Baba Siddique murder: Inside the deadly plot linked to Lawrence Bishnoi gang |date=14 October 2024 |website=India Today}}{{Cite news |date=13 October 2024 |title=Baba Siddique killer's mother, grandmother break silence: 'Kill him, we have nothing to do...' |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/baba-siddique-killers-mother-grandmother-break-silence-kill-him-we-have-nothing-to-do-11728819258701.html |access-date=13 October 2024 |work=Mint}} The police arrested Praveen Lonkar, who they say provided logistics support, and claimed that his absconding brother Shubham Lonkar was the mastermind behind the shooting.{{cite news |last1=Dalvi |first1=Vinay |last2=Pathak |first2=Manish |date=15 October 2024 |title=Baba Siddique killing: Mumbai cops fan out across states to nail assassins |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cops-fan-out-across-states-to-nail-siddique-s-killers-101728932819036.html |publisher=Hindustan Times |access-date=15 October 2024 }}{{cite news |last=Mutha |first=Snehal |date=14 October 2024 |title=Baba Siddique murder case: third accused sent to police custody till October 21 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/baba-siddique-murder-case-third-accused-sent-to-police-custody-till-october-21/article68752451.ece |work=The Hindu |access-date=15 October 2024 }} On 15 October 2024, police made a fourth arrest, that of Harishkumar Balakram Nisad from Uttar Pradesh.{{cite news |date=15 October 2024 |title=Cops Make 4th Arrest In Baba Siddique Murder Case, Catch Accused From UP |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/baba-siddique-murder-case-mumbai-cops-make-4th-arrest-catch-accused-from-up-6793735 |publisher=NDTV |access-date=16 October 2024}}{{cite news |date=16 October 2024 |title=Baba Siddique killing: Fourth accused arrested from Uttar Pradesh village |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/fourth-accused-arrested-in-siddique-murder-101729019418195.html |publisher=Hindustan Times |access-date=16 October 2024}} The Mumbai Police confirmed that the gang led by Lawrence Bishnoi, who is lodged in Sabarmati Central Jail, was involved in the assassination.{{Cite web |title=Lawrence Bishnoi's Gang Claims Responsibility For Baba Siddique's Murder |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/baba-siddique-murder-lawrence-bishnois-gang-claims-responsibility-for-baba-siddiques-murder-6778557 |access-date=13 October 2024 |website=NDTV.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70wypz8168o|title=Baba Siddique: What we know so far about public murder of an Indian politician|publisher=BBC News}}{{cite news |title=Mumbai crime branch invokes MCOCA in Baba Siddique murder case |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/baba-siddique-murder-case-mumbai-cops-invoke-stringent-mcoca-against-accused-persons-9698760/ |work=The Indian Express |date=30 November 2024 |access-date=14 December 2024}}
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