Baramulla MP Er Rashid Will get Restricted Custody Parole To Attend Parliament, His Celebration Cries Foul Over ‘Harsh Circumstances’

New Delhi: A Particular NIA Court docket in Delhi allowed Engineer Rashid, the jailed Member of Parliament from Baramulla and president of the Awami Itihaad Celebration (AIP), to attend the continuing Lok Sabha session from July 24 to August 4, 2025. The permission, nonetheless, comes wrapped in tight restrictions. He’ll stay underneath fixed watch, escorted day by day from Tihar Jail to Parliament and again, with no entry to cell phones, no contact with the media and no communication with anybody outdoors the Home.

His bodily presence will probably be permitted inside Parliament solely throughout session hours. As soon as proceedings finish, he will probably be despatched straight again to jail, even when it means late hours. The court docket has directed that each rupee of journey, safety and associated preparations have to be paid by Rashid himself.

This improvement sparked reactions from his occasion.

AIP’s chief spokesperson Inam un-Nabi expressed a mixture of aid and anger. The choice, he mentioned, gives the look of a reluctant nod fairly than recognition of a democratic mandate. “Sure, he’s allowed to attend (Parliament’s proceedings). However why just for 12 days? Why ought to he pay for all of it himself? These phrases will not be solely strict, however designed to humiliate,” he mentioned, talking from Srinagar.

He additionally questioned the “inconsistency” within the court docket’s strategy. “This is similar decide who earlier gave him interim bail throughout elections. He was even allowed an extension to proceed campaigning. What modified now? Why has the court docket drawn a line all of a sudden and so narrowly?” he requested.

The occasion is now planning its subsequent transfer.

In line with Inam, the AIP’s authorized group is making ready to strategy the Delhi Excessive Court docket, difficult what they name a discriminatory parole order. The occasion argues {that a} serving MP, duly elected by the individuals, ought to be capable of take part within the Home with out punitive situations that “cut back his position to a token gesture”.

“We aren’t asking for privileges. We’re asking for equity. A person who gained from jail and who represents lakhs of individuals shouldn’t be shackled in silence contained in the very Parliament he was elected to enter,” Inam mentioned.

A former MLA and vocal critic of each mainstream and separatist politics in Kashmir, Engineer Rashid has remained behind bars since 2019 underneath the stringent Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act or UAPA, linked to a terror funding case. Regardless of his imprisonment, he contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and gained Baramulla with a shocking margin, defeating high-profile candidates – together with J&Ok Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.

Since his victory, public strain has been rising for his launch or a minimum of his presence in Parliament. The court docket’s latest order solutions that decision partially. However for the AIP and plenty of in Kashmir, the aid is skinny and the restrictions communicate louder than the permission.

Because the Monsoon Session of the Parliament is occurring, Rashid could step into the Lok Sabha however not as a free man. Every day, his route will hint the identical path: from the iron gates of Tihar to the echoing halls of the Lok Sabha and again once more, underneath guard and silence.