A Delhi court on Tuesday granted interim bail till October 2 to Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Rashid, a Member of Parliament from Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla constituency, to campaign for Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) in the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections.
The order was passed by Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Chander Jit Singh of the Patiala House Courts.
Rashid’s brother Khurshid Ahmad is contesting the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections from Langate seat in North Kashmir on an AIP ticket.
Rashid had been a two-time MLA from the seat before winning the polls against former Chief Minister and National Conference chief Omar Abdullah in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as an independent candidate.
The Patiala House Court will hear his regular bail application tomorrow.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had arrested Rashid in 2019 under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in an alleged terror-funding case of 2017. He has remained behind bars since.
Earlier in July 2024, ASJ Singh had granted him custody parole to take oath as an MP.
Rashid had won the elections by a margin of over two lakh votes from Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency.