Jailed MP from Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir Engineer Rashid asserting that he is not a security threat sought custody parole to attend the upcoming Indian Parliament session.
Rashid’s counsel made the submission before Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jit Singh, who reserved the verdict for March 7 after hearing arguments on the plea.
The plea for interim bail or custody parole was filed by advocate Vikhyat Oberoi on February 27, following which the court sought a response from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 3.
Oberoi argued that Rashid, as a sitting parliamentarian, needed custody parole to fulfill his public duty by attending the session. Custody parole allows a prisoner to be escorted by armed police personnel to a designated location.
