Samajwadi Party MP Shafiqur Rehman Barq had on August 16 hailed the Taliban and likened them to the freedom fighters who fought for India’s independence
While the party's official Twitter handle shared videos and photographs as show of strength, friendly journalist Rohini Singh of The Wire, questioned 'Noida channels' for not giving enough airtime to the party led by Akhilesh Yadav.
In the viral video, Siddiqui is seen boasting that there is not a single madarsa in Saharanpur and Muzaffarnagar where he has not given money from his funds.