Baba Siddique's murder shows worsening law and order situation in Maharashtra: CPI's Annie Raja

New Delhi: Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Annie Raja on Sunday reacted to the killing of NCP leader Baba Siddique and said it shows the "worsening law order situation" in Maharashtra.
"It shows the worsening law and order situation which is prevailing in Maharashtra. It also points to many other things that such murders can easily happen and they (culprits) can escape," Annie Raja told ANI.
"This Siddique's case shows a failed law and order situation in Maharashtra," she added.
BRS leader Mahmood Ali also reacted over the killing of the NCP leader, saying that "We condemn this incident. Those people who commit such crimes, they must be monitored strictly. This is a bad thing to attack somebody like this."
Congress Uttar Pradesh President Ajay Rai has expressed sadness over the murder of Siddiqui.
"This is definitely very sad because Baba Siddiqui was a source of inspiration for the society and worked for the people. He rose through the Congress. I condemn this. This is the murder of a good social worker and leader," he told ANI.
Earlier today, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced that Siddique would be cremated with full state honours.
According to the Chief Minister Office (CMO), Siddique will be given full state honours as he served as minister in the Maharashtra government during 2004-2008 and also as chairman of Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA).
Meanwhile, the Mumbai Crime Branch has registered a case at Nirmal Nagar Police Station in connection with the murder under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Arms Act and Maharashtra Police Act.
The case has been registered at Nirmal Nagar Police Station under Crime Registration No. 589/2024, Sections 103(1), 109, 125, and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with Sections 3, 25, 5, and 27 of the Arms Act, and Section 37 and section 137 of the Maharashtra Police Act.
Delhi police will also send a special investigation team to Mumbai to investigate the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddiqui in Mumbai, according to the Delhi Police Special Cell sources.
It is believed that a suspected gangster's motive behind the murder of Baba Siddiqui was to establish his influence in Mumbai, the sources added.
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.