A Delhi court on Friday sought a response from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on a plea filed by jailed Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid, seeking permission to attend the upcoming Budget Session of Parliament while remaining in custody.
Additional Sessions Judge Prashant Sharma issued notice to the NIA and listed the matter for further hearing on January 21. Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
Rashid’s counsel, Vikhyat Oberoi, submitted the plea requesting custody parole for his client to attend parliamentary proceedings.
Earlier, in November last year, the court had allowed Rashid to attend Parliament’s Winter Session in custody on all sitting days. The court had also granted him custody parole from July 24 to August 4, 2025, to attend the Monsoon Session of Parliament.
In 2024, the court had permitted Rashid interim bail to campaign for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections.
The independent MP has been lodged in Tihar Jail since 2019, following his arrest by the NIA under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with a 2017 terror-funding case.
In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Rashid won the Baramulla seat by defeating National Conference leader Omar Abdullah by a margin of over two lakh votes.
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