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| occupation = Politician, Journalist<br />
| party =[[Indian National Congress|Congress]] (1997-99)<br />[[Samajwadi|Samajwadi Party]] (2002-08)<br />[[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (2008-09)<br />[[Rashtriya Lok Dal]] (2010-12)<br />[[Samajwadi Party]] (January 2012-July 2012)<br />
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'''Shahid Siddiqui''' is a former member of the [[Rajya Sabha]], the Upper House of the [[Indian Parliament]] representing the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] from 2002 to 2008. He is a journalist and the chief editor of the Nai Duniya, an Urdu weekly published from New Delhi.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nai Duniya|url=http://urdunaiduniya.com/|accessdate=24 April 2012}}</ref><br />
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==Political career==<br />
Siddiqui began his political career with the [[Indian National Congress]] and was the head of its Minority Cell from 1997–99.<ref name=SiddiquiBio>{{cite web|title=Bio of Shahid Siddiqui|url=http://shahidsiddiqui.in/brief-bio/|publisher=Shahid Siddiqui|accessdate=24 April 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422031738/http://shahidsiddiqui.in/brief-bio/|archivedate=22 April 2012}}</ref> He subsequently joined the [[Samajwadi]] party and was its National General Secretary from 2002 to 2008 and its [[Rajya Sabha]] member till he quit the [[Samajwadi]] party on 19 July 2008 and joined its arch-rival, the [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (BSP). He was expelled from the [[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]] on 14 December 2009 for speaking out against its leader, [[Mayawati]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/ndtv/status/6657463336 Shahid Siddiqui] expelled from [[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]] for speaking against Mayawati</ref> He joined the [[Rashtriya Lok Dal]] on 12 April 2010.<ref>{{cite news|title=Shahid Siddiqui joins RLD|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/shahid-siddiqui-joins-rld/605577/|accessdate=24 April 2012|newspaper=Indian Express|date=13 April 2010}}</ref> He cited his support for the [[Rashtriya Lok Dal|RLD]] chief, [[Ajit Singh (Indian politician)|Ajit Singh]]'s demand for the creation of the state of [[Harit Pradesh]] as the reason for his joining the [[Rashtriya Lok Dal|RLD]]. Prior to the [[2012 Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election]], Siddiqui resigned from the [[Rashtriya Lok Dal|RLD]] in protest against its alliance with the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] party and returned to the [[Samajwadi]] party.<ref>{{cite news|last=Subrahmaniam|first=Vidya|title=Shahid Siddiqui quits RLD|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/article2755812.ece|accessdate=24 April 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 December 2011|location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Rai|first=Manmohan|title=UP Assembly polls: RLD's leaders Anuradha Chowdhury, Shahid Siddiqui join Samajwadi Party|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-01-09/news/30607520_1_rld-rashtriya-lok-dal-ajit-singh|accessdate=24 April 2012|newspaper=Economic Times|date=9 January 2012}}</ref><br />
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==Expulsion from Samajwadi Party==<br />
He was expelled from Samajwadi Party in July 2012 for interviewing Gujarat chief minister [[Narendra Modi]] on post Godhra anti minority riots for which Modi is accused of failing to control in time. Modi in that interview had said "Hang me if I am guilty". The cover-page interview ran into six pages and covered issues like state of Muslims in Gujarat, post-Godhra riots and other sensitive issues.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Modi-interview-fallout-SP-expels-Shahid-Siddiqui/Article1-903065.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729054837/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Modi-interview-fallout-SP-expels-Shahid-Siddiqui/Article1-903065.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=29 July 2012 |title= Modi interview fallout: SP expels Shahid Siddiqui| date= 28 July 2012}}</ref> Siddiqui termed Samajwadi party's stand of disowning him as a mere joke, saying "I had joined the party in presence of all major Samajwadi Party leaders, including [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]]. So this joke is really sad."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-07-30/news/32942297_1_modi-interview-nai-duniya-shahid-siddiqui | work=The Times Of India | title=After disowned by SP, Shahid Siddiqui calls party move as joke | date=30 July 2012}}</ref> It is reported in media that his expulsion from Samajwadi Party has irked Muslim leadership.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/siddiqui-expelltion-from-party-irks-samajwadi-party-muslim-leadership-111558-2012-07-29 | title=Shahid Siddiqui's expulsion from SP irks Muslim leadership | date=29 July 2012 | publisher=India Today | first=Piyush | last=Srivastava | accessdate=12 May 2019}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930210231/http://164.100.24.167:8080/members/website/Mainweb.asp?mpcode=1917 Profile on Rajya Sabha website]<br />
* [http://www.anindianmuslim.com/2008/07/of-political-opportunism-and-indo-us.html Of political opportunism and Shahid Siddiqui's opposition to Nuclear deal]<br />
* [https://archive.today/20121128021247/http://in.linkedin.com/pub/shahid-siddiqui/14/351/78a LinkedIn profile]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120422031738/http://shahidsiddiqui.in/brief-bio/ Personal Bio]<br />
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