Prince Parvez Shah, General Secretary of the Awami Ittehad Party, confirmed that several party leaders and Rashid's family members were in Delhi for the ceremony.

What makes the case of the MP-elect a little more complicated is not the custody parole but the timings and restrictions that the court has imposed.

Ishtiyaq Qadri, chairman of Awami Ittehad Party’s political affairs committee, said on Thursday that the party is now seeking candidates with clean records.

The election of Amritpal and Rashid raised a unique question, in case they do not get bail, how will they be able to represent their respective constituencies?

Engineer Rashid, incarcerated in connection with a money laundering case linked to terror funding, had sought interim bail or parole for the swearing-in ceremony in Lok Sabha.

According to news sources, the NIA has given its consent to independent MP Rashid taking oath on July 5 in Parliament on the condition that he will not interact with the media. The Patiala House Court will pass an order in this regard on July 2.