A Delhi court on Wednesday asked the National Investigation Agency to file a reply regarding the bail plea of jailed Kashmiri lawmaker Sheikh Abdul Rashid, also known as Engineer Rashid.

The Awami Ittehad Party has decided to approach courts for 45-day parole of its leader and Lok Sabha MP, Sheikh Abdul Rashid, also known as Engineer Rashid, to campaign in the forthcoming three-phase Assembly elections.

National Conference President Farooq Abdullah said on Tuesday that increasing terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir are testing the patience of the nation, and could potentially lead to a larger confrontation.

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.

Engineer Rashid, a former Jammu and Kashmir MLA, winner of the Lok Sabha seat from Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir, has been in Tihar jail since August 2019. He was arrested in a 2016 terror funding case and charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).