The Samajwadi Party has said that Shahid Siddiqui, the MP from Lucknow who recently interviewed Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for an Urdu newspaper, is not its member anymore.
Clearly disowning Mr Siddiqui, party leader Ram Gopal Yadav said today, "The SP wants to make it clear that Shahid Siddiqui has left the party long time back. The party doesn't have any relations with him. It is wrong that he is using the name of Samajwadi Party. The media also considers him a part of Samajwadi Party, which is wrong."