The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has permitted jailed Kashmiri leader Sheikh Abdul Rashid, also known as Engineer Rashid, to take his oath as a Lok Sabha member on July 25. The decision comes ahead of a Delhi court order scheduled for Tuesday. Engineer Rashid, an Independent MP from Baramulla, has been in jail since 2019 due to charges in a terror-funding case.
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- The NIA consented to Engineer Rashid taking his oath as a Lok Sabha member on July 25.
- The Delhi court will pass an order regarding Rashid’s plea on Tuesday.
- Additional sessions judge Chander Jit Singh will issue the court’s decision.
- Rashid has been jailed since 2019, charged by the NIA in a terror-funding case.
- He could not take his oath on June 24 due to his imprisonment.
- Rashid won the Baramulla seat in the Lok Sabha elections, defeating Omar Abdullah.
- He secured his victory as an Independent candidate with a margin of 2,04,142 votes.
- Rashid sought interim bail or custody parole to take his oath and perform parliamentary duties.
- The NIA suggested conditions for Rashid’s oath-taking, including not speaking to the media.
- Radical preacher Amritpal Singh, another jailed MP-elect, failed to take his oath as he is detained in Assam under the National Security Act.
