He won the elections from Baramulla while he was in custody in an NIA case. Rashid had sought interim bail or custody parole for taking oath as a Lok Sabha MP.
Urging the Parliament to intervene in the process of jailed candidates becoming Members of Parliament, Senior Advocate Vikas Singh said that the number of legislators with criminal charges is on the rise adding that it is an irony that "people in jails cannot vote, but can contest and win
The victory of Abdul Rashid Sheikh, who is currently in jail on terror funding charges, from the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency will empower secessionists and give Kashmir's "defeated" Islamist movement a renewed sense of hope, said former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National C
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): Independent Jammu and Kashmir MLA Engineer Rashid was questioned on Tuesday by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with a case related to the terror funding activities in Kashmir.
New Delhi [India], Sept 28 (ANI): The National Investigative Agency (NIA) on Thursday issued summon notice to Independent MLA Engineer Rashid in connection with terror funding case.