A Delhi court grants custody parole to Engineer Rashid, who defeated former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, to allow him to take oath as a member of Parliament on July 05. The National Investigation Agency has given consent for Rashid to take the oath, but with certain restrictions such as not speaking or interacting with media and not having access to internet or posting anything on social media. Rashid has been in jail since 2019 and is currently lodged in Tihar jail.
Jailed Kashmiri leader Sheikh Abdul Rashid, who was recently elected as an MP, has been granted permission to take oath on July 5. However, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has imposed several restrictions on him, such as not speaking to the media. Rashid's oath-taking, which was previously delayed due to his imprisonment, is expected to stir up further controversy in the political landscape of the region.