Today( on 1st July),The National Investigation Agency (NIA) approved jailed Kashmiri leader Engineer Rashid’s request to take his oath as an MP on July 25, with a court decision on his interim bail plea expected on Tuesday. Rashid, arrested in a 2017 terror funding case, seeks bail or custody parole to fulfill his parliamentary duties.
Today(on 10th June),The Patiala House Court in Delhi has set June 18, 2024, for the plea hearing of a Baramulla MP seeking interim bail to take his parliamentary oath. Despite being in custody for a terror funding case, the MP won elections and seeks temporary release to fulfill his constitutional duties. This case raises broader implications for MPs’ rights and duties under custody.