In Parliament, jailed MP Engineer Rashid calls himself ‘MP from Tihar Jail’

SRINAGAR: North Kashmir’s Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid described himself connected Wednesaday arsenic an “MP from Tihar jail” portion raising successful his Parliament code the contented of mediocre net connectivity successful borderline areas of his constituency.His party, the Awami Ittehad Party (AIP), issued a connection present saying Rashid highlighted the “non-existent net connectivity” successful distant areas of his constituency, including Karnah, Machil, Gurez and Uri.“Forget 5G oregon 4G, adjacent basal mobile towers are missing and determination is nary web connectivity astatine all,” the AIP said, quoting Rashid. Rashid besides cited the “distressing situation” successful Gujjarpati colony of Uri, saying helium had seen connected tv successful jailhouse that villagers had been appealing to lieutenant-governor Manoj Sinha and main curate Omar Abdullah for 5 days to reconstruct telephone access.

“…But wherefore should borderline areas successful Kupwara and Baramulla suffer,” helium said, seeking involution from the communications minister.An AIP spokesperson said Rashid’s connection successful Parliament, “I americium an MP from Tihar Jail”, was not a ailment but “a achy truth”. “He was reminding the federation that adjacent portion confined, without resources, unit oregon basal connection facilities, helium is inactive warring for his people,” the spokesperson said.

A Delhi tribunal past week permitted Rashid to be the full wintertime league of Parliament from Dec 1 portion remaining successful jail. Rashid has been successful Tihar jailhouse since Aug 9, 2019 aft the NIA arrested him successful a terror-funding lawsuit registered nether the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. His detention came 4 days aft the nullification of Article 370.However, portion successful jailhouse his governmental vocation took a melodramatic crook successful the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, erstwhile helium contested and won Baramulla by much than 204,000 votes, defeating his nearest rival, National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah. “In J&K, radical look for idiosyncratic who volition clasp the govt — whether successful J&K oregon astatine the Centre — accountable. Rashid is doing the aforesaid successful Parliament,” the AIP said.