Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday expressed her grief over the killing of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddique, and said her heart goes out to the family and loved ones of the NCP leader.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday announced that NCP leader Baba Siddique would be cremated with full state honours, who was shot dead in Mumbai.
Tensions rose in the Kurram district of the province after two people were critically injured in a shooting incident between rival tribes in the northwestern part of the country. However, the reason for the clashes is not known.
Calling the killing of NCP leader Baba Siddique a most "unfortunate incident", BJP leader and advocate Ujjwal Nikam said on Sunday that there is no failure from police and the administration side as police had already given protection to him after he was given threat by unknown people.
Siddique, a leader in Ajit Pawar's faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), was shot at near Nirmal Nagar in Bandra. He later succumbed to his bullet injuries at Lilavati Hospital late Saturday night.
Meanwhile, the Mumbai Police has registered a case in connection to the killing of NCP under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Arms Act and Maharashtra Police Act.
Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Sunday expressed his grief over the killing of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddique, who was shot dead by unknown assailants in Mumbai.
Accusing Congress of "being soft" on terror convict Afzal Guru and Sonia Gandhi of "shedding tears" for terrorists killed in Batla house, Joshi said that it is only under Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the country has seen a significant decline in terrorist activities.
Maharashtra Minister Girish Mahajan expressed deep sorrow late Saturday night over the killing of NCP leader Baba Siddique, saying that the police are investigating the case, as tributes and condolences continue to pour in from political leaders.