

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said no one will be arrested without evidence which was an indication that seeking arrest of the Union minister's son is wrong ," Punia said. “What was more appalling was that those in power gave protection to the perpetrators (of the crime). Punia also said the Lakhimpur Kheri incident and justice for farmers would be important issues in the elections, asserting that the way the farmers were “trampled upon", was a condemnable incident.

“ Priyanka Gandhi ji hi humara ek chehra hongi jinke ird-gird poora election campaign chalega (the election campaign will be revolve around Priyanka Gandhi)," he said. There are always demands from other states for Priyanka Gandhi to campaign and hold one or two meetings, but in UP she is available 24X7, Punia said. As far as around whom the campaign will be centred, we are fortunate that Priyanka Gandhi is available for (campaigning) all the time," he said. “So, the people are impressed by her and currently in the entire state, no politician is more popular than Priyanka Gandhi. The Congress campaign chief further stated that said earlier too - be it Sonbhadra, Unnao or Hathras incidents - Priyanka Gandhi had fought for justice. Punia said she was “successful" in her struggle and went to Lakhimpur Kheri and Bahraich to met the families of the victims. After the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, she immediately left to meet the family of the victims, and was detained in Sitapur, but remained determined in her quest for justice, he added. Retrieved 4 February 2012.Punia said Priyanka Gandhi has fought for truth on all issues. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012.

The fact that the seeds of high-yielding hybrid plants often fail to produce the same beneficial traits of the parent plants has been a limiting factor in revolutionizing agriculture, as it inhibits the hybrid traits from propagating through seeds. His research has shown a lot of promise and progress in the areas of meiosis, gametogenesis and apomixis (asexual reproduction) in plants. Siddiqi's research is predominantly in the areas of genetics, plant development and genetic recombination.

Siddiqi's post‑doctoral work was carried out in Indian Institute of Science, situated in Bangalore. He was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy by the University of Oregon in 1989. Franklin Stahl, focused on genetic recombination in bacteriophage, which was the topic of his dissertation. Afterwards, his research, under the guidance of prof. In 1981, Siddiqi completed his Master of Science in chemistry from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.
