Jailed Kashmiri leader Engineer Rashid granted permission by NIA to take MP oath on July 5, pending court order.

Jailed Kashmiri leader Engineer Rashid has been granted permission by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to take the oath as MP on July 5, pending a court order. Rashid, an Independent MP from Baramulla, has been in jail since 2019 after being charged by the NIA in a terror funding case. The NIA's counsel stated that Rashid's oath-taking must be subject to conditions such as not speaking to the media and must be completed within a single day.

July 01, 2024
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