Jailed Kashmiri leader Engineer Rashid moves Delhi court for interim bail after Lok Sabha win
The politician, who has been in jail since 2019 in a terror-funding case, won the Baramulla seat defeating former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.
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Politician Abdul Rashid Sheikh, who has won from Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla Lok Sabha seat as and independent candidate, moved a Delhi court on Wednesday seeking interim bail to take his oath as an MP, his counsel advocate Vikhyat Oberoi confirmed.
“We have filed an application seeking interim bail or custody parole for swearing in and for other parliamentary functions,” Oberoi told Scroll.
As per Article 99 of the Constitution, every member of Parliament is mandated to take an oath before the president before commencing their service.
Oberoi said that the special Patiala House Court in Delhi heard part of the arguments on Wednesday and listed the matter for Thursday. “The National Investigation Agency should be filing a response to my application by tomorrow,” Oberoi added.
Sheikh, who has been in jail since August 2019 in connection with a terror-funding case filed by the central agency, defeated National Conference vice president and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah by more than 2 lakh votes in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls.
“If four lakh people vote for my father, it will send a message to every corner of India that my father is not a criminal,” Abrar Rasheed, Sheikh Rashid’s son, had told Scroll in May. “A criminal wouldn’t get such...
