Former Member of parliament (Rajya Sabha) from Raichur, Abdul Samad Siddiqui passed away on Monday, after a prolonged illness. He was 87.
Samad Siddiqui was an educationist and served as a Rajya Sabha MP from 1988 till 1994. He established the New Education Society, Millat Education Society and many more institutions in his native Raichur.
Abdul Samad Siddiqui started his political career with the erstwhile Janata Party which later merged to form the Janata Dal. He served as the National General Secretary of the Janata Dal.
After the split in the Janata Dal he co-founded the Lok Shakti which once was a state party in Karnataka, with former Karnataka Chief minister Ramakrishna Hegde and many Janata Dal leaders. Samad Siddiqui served as the national vice-president of Lok Shakti from its inception.
He is survived by his wife and children.
