Maharashtra govt should answer why it failed to protect Baba Siddiqui's life: NCP's (SP) Clyde Crasto

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 14 (ANI): NCP (Sharad Pawar) leader Clyde Crasto has slammed Maharashtra government over the assassination of former Maharashtra Minister Baba Siddique, saying it should answer why it "failed" to protect Siddique's life.
"When the unfortunate incident happened when Baba Siddiqui was shot, people were passing by. People could have also been shot in the incident. The common man is also a victim," Crasto told ANI.
"Maharashtra government should answer why they failed to provide security to Baba Siddique and the people of Maharashtra," he added.
NCP leader Baba Siddique was killed outside his office in Nirmal Nagar, in Bandra on Saturday. He sustained multiple gunshot wounds before being rushed to Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries later in the day.
His last rites were performed with full state honours in Mumbai at Bada Qabrastan on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Congress MP Imran Masood said on Sunday that the murder of Siddique is "100 per cent a failure of Maharashtra government and law and order."
The MP further mentioned that the NCP leader had received death threats earlier.
"This is a sad incident; the death of a politician or anyone else is tragic. He was a famous person in Mumbai and worked for the people," Masood told ANI.
Speaking on the recent arrests made by Mumbai police in the case, he said, "He had received security earlier because he had gotten death threats. Someone first says that they will kill you, and then they kill you, so that is totally the government's failure--100 per cent a failure."
Earlier, AIMIM leader Waris Pathan questioned the Maharashtra government's failure to provide security to NCP leader Baba Siddique.
"I will pray to God to give strength to his family members, and a strict investigation should be conducted in this case. Baba had written a letter stating that he was receiving death threats, so why was security not provided to him? And if security was granted, where were they when he was attacked? What were they doing? People are asking us, telling us, 'Waris bhai, you should question this in the media, ask the police, and everyone about how this could happen in Bandra," Pathan told ANI.
He also said that the government has failed to maintain law and order in the state.
While referring to the alleged involvement of the Bishnoi gang in the murder, he said, "Whatever they say, if someone in jail is orchestrating these attacks, then what is the government doing? If this is happening from jail, it is a clear indication of the government's failure. To maintain law and order in the state, the government is totally failing. If a leader from the ruling party is not safe, one can only imagine what will happen to the opposition and the common man." (ANI)


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