RLD Vice President Shahid Siddiqui quits party days after alliance with BJP led-NDA

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New Delhi: Rashtriya Lok Dal vice president Shahid Siddiqui on Monday announced that he has resigned from his post and the partys primary membership, saying the Constitution and democratic structure are under threat and remaining silent is a sin...

Siddiquis move comes days after the RLD joined the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA)...

Yesterday I sent my resignation from the membership of the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) and the post of national vice president to national president Jayant Singh..

Today, when Indias Constitution and democratic structure are under threat, remaining silent is a sin, he said in a post on X...

He discussed the timing of his move in another post, saying he didnt want to resign immediately as he welcomes the Bharat Ratna accorded to Chaudhry Charan Singh Ji...

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