New Delhi [India], Rashid Shaikh, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, who has been elected MP from Kashmir's Baramulla, has approached Delhi's Patiala House court for interim bail to take oath as a Member of Parliament. Has knocked.

Rashid is lodged in Tihar jail since August 9, 2019, on charges of alleged terror financing in a case registered by the National Investigation Agency.

Engineer Rashid has defeated former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah from Baramulla Lok Sabha seat by a margin of 2,04,142 votes.

Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jeet Singh has sought answers from the National Investigation Agency in the case. The case will be heard tomorrow.

An application seeking interim bail and alternative custodial parole to take oath and perform other parliamentary functions was filed on Wednesday, his counsel Advocate Vikhyath Oberoi told ANI.

Oberoi said the matter was taken up by the court and it was listed for June 6 for reply by the NIA. NIA did not file any reply on Thursday. Therefore, the court has listed the matter for Friday for the NIA to file its reply.

Oberoi has also said that the engineer is a two-time MLA. Now he has to take oath as MP after winning the elections. The date of the oath ceremony has not been announced yet.

In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Engineer Rashid contested as an independent candidate for the Baramulla seat and defeated Omar Abdullah. He won by a margin of 2,04,142 votes and received 47,2481 votes.