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NEW DELHI/ SRINAGAR: A Delhi tribunal granted Saturday interim bail to J&K autarkic MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid aka Engineer Rashid, allowing him to be Parliament’s fund league from Jan 28 nether equipped escort.Held successful Tihar jailhouse since 2019, the 58-year-old MP faces charges nether UAPA successful a 2017 terrorist-funding lawsuit probed by NIA. He contested 2024 Lok Sabha polls from jailhouse and stunned mainstream parties by defeating National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah by much than 200,000 votes from Baramulla successful northbound Kashmir.Additional Sessions Judge Prashant Sharma permitted Rashid to be sittings portion remaining successful custody, calling alleviation “limited successful nature” and bound by strict conditions earlier imposed, including information arrangements and related expenses.
Custody parole allows a captive to question nether constabulary escort to a circumstantial destination.Court had earlier granted akin permissions. Rashid attended the wintertime league past Nov nether guard. He was besides allowed custody parole betwixt July 24 and Aug 4, 2025, for monsoon league sittings, and interim bail successful 2024 to run successful J&K assembly elections.Awami Itihaad Party, founded by Rashid successful 2013 and listed by Election Commission arsenic registered but unrecognised, welcomed the tribunal order.
Spokesperson Inam Un Nabi called it captious to guarantee radical of northbound Kashmir are not denied practice successful Parliament.Nabi said question expenses would beryllium connected result of an entreaty pending earlier precocious court. The enactment besides renewed request for Rashid’s release. Nabi said determination was nary justification to support a two-time legislator and an elected MP down bars, alleging victimisation for governmental beliefs. He cited erstwhile CJI DY Chandrachud’s caller remarks that adjacent a fewer years of detention interruption idiosyncratic liberty.
