Mumbai:Ajit-Pawar-led NCP leader Baba Siddiqui, a three-term former MLA, was shot dead by several unidentified attackers in suburban Bandra area here on Saturday evening.
According to news agency ANI, the Lilawati Hospital said in a statement that Siddhique had died. He was fired at in the Bandra East area here on Saturday evening.
The former state minister was rushed to the Lilavati Hospital nearby, a police official said. The firing took place outside his MLA son Zeeshan Siddiqui's office near Colgate ground in Nirmal Nagar, the official added.
"Two to three rounds were fired. Further probe is underway as teams have rushed to the area," the official said.
Siddiqui, who is considered close to Bollywood stars Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan, had recently joined the Ajit Pawar-led NCP from the Congress.
Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson Anand Dubey hit out at the Maharashtra government and said that Eknath Shinde does not have a right to continue as the Chief Minister.
"If former MLAs are not safe in our city Mumbai, if leaders of the government are not safe then how will this government protect the common people? If they cannot keep their MLAs and former ministers safe then Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis should resign. He has no right to continue as the Home Minister. Eknath Shinde has no right to continue as the CM of the state," Dubey said.
