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.
Reacting to the "untold story of hotel Taj Palace" and "3 pm" remarks of Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh, West Bengal Governor Ananda Bose on Friday said he would answer after the deadline given by the TMC leader.
The standoff between the Governor and the state's ruling party, TMC, was triggered by a Raj Bhavan communication inviting the two newly elected MLAs of Bhagwangola and Baranagar, Reyat Hossain Sarkar and Banerjee, respectively, to take oath at the Governor's House on Wednesday.
The West Bengal Governor and the state government are again at loggerheads over the oath ceremony of the two newly elected Trinamool MLAs. Biman Bandyopadhyay, the Speaker of the West Bengal Assembly, questioned the Governor behind "delaying" the oath.
Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday sparked controversy by saying "Jai Palestine" during his oath-taking as a Lok Sabha MP. The five-time MP from Hyderabad concluded his oath with the words, "Jai Bhim, Jai Palestine, Jai Telangana, and Allahu Akbar."
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP T Krishna Prasad on Tuesday said that he was "shocked" after AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi took oath as a member of the Lok Sabha with the words "Jai Palestine".
"Today I took oath as MP inside the Parliament... even today our people have not got respect, basic facilities. Where are the jobs? Where is employment? The government will have to answer. We have come here to protect the self-respect and rights of our people and we will show it by doing it.
Independent MP from Bihar's Purnea, Pappu Yadav on Tuesday wore a t-shirt with the words 'Re-NEET' on it as he took oath as a member to the 18th Lok Sabha and demanded the conduction of the medical entrance exam again and special status for the state of Bihar.
After taking oath, Kishan said "Baba Gorakhnath Maharaj ki jai", "Har Har Mahadev" which was joined by other MPs in the House. He also said "Jai Bhojpuri" before shaking hands with MP Faggan Singh Kulaste, who was presiding the Lower House at the time.