<p>Mumbai: Congress MLA Zeeshan Siddiqui on Monday took part in the NCP's 'Jan Sanman Yatra' led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/ajit-pawar">Ajit Pawar</a> and said his party was ignoring him.</p>.<p>The yatra reached Mumbai's Bandra East, from where Siddiqui is a Congress MLA, in the afternoon.</p>.<p>His father and former MLA Baba Siddiqui had left the Congress and joined the Ajit Pawar-led party recently.</p>.Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray to join Rajiv Gandhi birth anniversary celebrations in Mumbai.<p>Incidentally, six Congress MLAs had crossvoted during last month's MLC elections in the state. It was rumoured that Zeeshan Siddiqui was among the six.</p>.<p>"I am taking the responsibility of welcoming the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra as his rally passes through my assembly constituency. I am taking this opportunity to show my support for the government's Majhi Ladki Bahin scheme, which will greatly benefit numerous women in our state," Zeeshan Siddiqui told reporters.</p>.Sharad Pawar takes jibe at PM's 'one nation, one election' pitch during I-Day address.<p>Attacking the Congress, he said his party was not inviting him to events and meetings.</p>.<p>"A few days ago, Member of Parliament Varsha Gaikwad organised a 'Nyay' rally in Mumbai, which passed through my assembly constituency. I was not consulted or invited to participate despite being in the Congress. This is the treatment I am getting," he claimed.</p>.<p>"The Congress has begun distributing nomination forms to candidates. However, when my representative approached the party, he was denied the nomination form. The message is clear to me. Nevertheless, I am determined to contest the upcoming assembly election," the Bandra East MLA asserted. </p>
<p>Mumbai: Congress MLA Zeeshan Siddiqui on Monday took part in the NCP's 'Jan Sanman Yatra' led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/ajit-pawar">Ajit Pawar</a> and said his party was ignoring him.</p>.<p>The yatra reached Mumbai's Bandra East, from where Siddiqui is a Congress MLA, in the afternoon.</p>.<p>His father and former MLA Baba Siddiqui had left the Congress and joined the Ajit Pawar-led party recently.</p>.Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray to join Rajiv Gandhi birth anniversary celebrations in Mumbai.<p>Incidentally, six Congress MLAs had crossvoted during last month's MLC elections in the state. It was rumoured that Zeeshan Siddiqui was among the six.</p>.<p>"I am taking the responsibility of welcoming the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra as his rally passes through my assembly constituency. I am taking this opportunity to show my support for the government's Majhi Ladki Bahin scheme, which will greatly benefit numerous women in our state," Zeeshan Siddiqui told reporters.</p>.Sharad Pawar takes jibe at PM's 'one nation, one election' pitch during I-Day address.<p>Attacking the Congress, he said his party was not inviting him to events and meetings.</p>.<p>"A few days ago, Member of Parliament Varsha Gaikwad organised a 'Nyay' rally in Mumbai, which passed through my assembly constituency. I was not consulted or invited to participate despite being in the Congress. This is the treatment I am getting," he claimed.</p>.<p>"The Congress has begun distributing nomination forms to candidates. However, when my representative approached the party, he was denied the nomination form. The message is clear to me. Nevertheless, I am determined to contest the upcoming assembly election," the Bandra East MLA asserted. </p>