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Economic Times
2 hours ago
- Politics
- Economic Times
Engineer Rashid condemns Pahalgam attack, spares govt
Abdul Rashid Sheikh, Baramulla MP, has strongly criticized the Pahalgam incident. He described it as a murder of democracy in the Lok Sabha. Rashid avoided blaming the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. He called for a political solution to address the Kashmir issue. He emphasized the need to win the hearts of Kashmiris. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Baramulla MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh alias Engineer Rashid on Tuesday condemned the Pahalgam incident , terming it a murder of democracy . Speaking in the Lok Sabha , he treaded cautiously not to join the Opposition side in blaming the political establishment for not being able to avert the Pahalgam incident even as he called upon both the sides to find a political solution to the issue."Whatever happened in Pahalgam was a murder of humanity. When it comes to condemning it, who understands the pain of the affected family more than we Kashmiris. We have lost thousands of people the same way since 1989....", he avoided blaming the Lt-Governor of J&K and did not mentioned the home minister. "So many people are asking where the militants had fled (after the Pahalgam incident) and what the Lt-Governor sahib was doing. I am not pleading for anyone. I am not taking sides. I am coming from a place close to the border, where it is not difficult for people to come in and go out. When you are questioning the L-G, no I am not defending him. But even two people intruded into your Parliament," he said. "What I am saying is how do you finish off militancy? How will you fight the militants? For that, you have to win the hearts of Kashmiris. You have to decide, both ruling and Opposition sides, whether you want the people of Kashmir or the land of Kashmir...J&K problem is not communal, it is a political issue. You need to give a political solution," the AIP member said.
Time of India
2 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Engineer Rashid condemns Pahalgam attack, spares govt
Abdul Rashid Sheikh, Baramulla MP, has strongly criticized the Pahalgam incident. He described it as a murder of democracy in the Lok Sabha. Rashid avoided blaming the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. He called for a political solution to address the Kashmir issue. He emphasized the need to win the hearts of Kashmiris. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Baramulla MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh alias Engineer Rashid on Tuesday condemned the Pahalgam incident , terming it a murder of democracy . Speaking in the Lok Sabha , he treaded cautiously not to join the Opposition side in blaming the political establishment for not being able to avert the Pahalgam incident even as he called upon both the sides to find a political solution to the issue."Whatever happened in Pahalgam was a murder of humanity. When it comes to condemning it, who understands the pain of the affected family more than we Kashmiris. We have lost thousands of people the same way since 1989....", he avoided blaming the Lt-Governor of J&K and did not mentioned the home minister. "So many people are asking where the militants had fled (after the Pahalgam incident) and what the Lt-Governor sahib was doing. I am not pleading for anyone. I am not taking sides. I am coming from a place close to the border, where it is not difficult for people to come in and go out. When you are questioning the L-G, no I am not defending him. But even two people intruded into your Parliament," he said. "What I am saying is how do you finish off militancy? How will you fight the militants? For that, you have to win the hearts of Kashmiris. You have to decide, both ruling and Opposition sides, whether you want the people of Kashmir or the land of Kashmir...J&K problem is not communal, it is a political issue. You need to give a political solution," the AIP member said.
Indian Express
4 hours ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
‘To end militancy, you have to win hearts of Kashmiris': Engineer Rashid
Independent MP from Baramulla Abdul Rashid Sheikh, better known as Engineer Rashid, in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday said the government needs to win the hearts of Kashmiris to end militancy in J&K as only they have a solution to the Kashmir issue. Speaking during the special discussion on Operation Sindoor, Rashid said: 'To end militancy you will have to win the hearts of Kashmiris. But since yesterday none of you here have spoken about Kashmiris. Do you want Kashmir's land or Kashmir's people? The ruling party and the Opposition will have to decide today.' On the situation of J&K, he said, 'You say everything is fine there. But you do not allow us to write anything on social media. Over 3,000 people are in jails.' The MP also said that everyone in the House talked about US President Donald Trump but he does not have the solution to the problem. 'J&K people, including Hindus, Muslims and every other community have the solution to the Kashmir issue. It is not a communal issue, it is a political issue. You need to give a political resolution…' 'When you could not speak about me, what would you speak about Kashmiris,' he said. Rashid said the government is 'in a hurry to make Hindu rashtra'. 'Do that happily but don't touch the demography of my Jammu and Kashmir and don't disturb the culture of J&K. Let J&K remain J&K. Do whatever you want to do with Pakistan, how are we concerned? You have a dispute with them (Pakistan) but we are suffering in the middle.' 'We are tired of carrying dead bodies,' he said. Rashid also asked the government how many members from Kashmir were there in the seven multi-party delegation sent by the Centre to different countries to convey India's message of zero tolerance against terrorism in May.
Indian Express
10 hours ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
‘We can't rehear the same issue': Delhi High Court on Engineer Rashid's plea seeking waiver of travel costs to attend Parliament
The Delhi High Court Tuesday opined that it is inclined to transfer the plea by Lok Sabha MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh alias Engineer Rashid seeking waiver of the costs to be borne by him for travel and security arrangements to attend Parliament to the earlier bench which imposed the condition. Rashid has been lodged in Tihar Jail since 2019 in a terror funding case. Last week, a Delhi trial court granted custody parole to Rashid, Independent MP from Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir, from July 24 to August 4 to attend the Monsoon Session of Parliament, with the condition that he would bear the costs for the necessary travel and security arrangements. In March, while allowing Rashid to attend Parliament during the Budget session, the Delhi High Court imposed the condition that the lawmaker would bear the expense for his travel to Parliament while in the court's custody, accompanied by the police, and other arrangements. At the time, the jail authorities estimated a daily cost of approximately Rs 1.45 lakh for travel and related arrangements, totalling Rs 8.74 lakh for Rashid to attend six days of Parliament, following which he challenged before the high court the condition that required him to bear the costs. Subsequently, for the limited aspect of attending the Budget session of the Parliament, he submitted that he was ready to deposit 50 per cent of the total cost of over Rs 8.74 lakh for police escort arrangement Recording Rashid's submission, the Delhi High Court then directed that he should be allowed to attend the Parliament after depositing the amount. Taken up before the bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Shalinder Kaur Tuesday, as Rashid's advocate Vikhyat Oberoi sought for an accommodation during the day as senior advocate N Hariharan was yet to reach court, Justice Chaudhary orally remarked, 'We can't rehear the same issue, we can't sit in appeal… You have to press this modification before the earlier bench (which had provided for such a condition), it has to consider it. Till the application (seeking modification of condition) is pending, it will be applicable for all sessions of Parliament.' 'For every session of Parliament, there cannot be a fresh application…There is no reason for us to sit over as an appellate court (over an issue decided by a division bench of the same court earlier), as simple as judicial discipline. The (earlier) division bench has applied its mind to the facts of the case, and taken a decision, we will follow, on (grounds of) judicial discipline, I at least very strictly and seriously follow.' The earlier bench of the high court that imposed the condition comprised Justices C D Singh and Anup Bhambhani. Justice Singh was transferred to the Allahabad High Court in April. In case of a transfer of the case, the bench may include Justice Bhambhani along with another judge, subject to allocation by the Chief Justice. The court has now posted the matter for consideration next on July 31. Rashid, who defeated the incumbent Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in the Baramulla seat by over 2 lakh votes in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, has been lodged in Delhi's Tihar Jail since 2019 in a case of alleged terror funding. Rashid was arrested in 2019 under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. According to the NIA, he used various public platforms to 'propagate the ideology of separatism and secessionism', was closely associated with various terrorist organisations, and wanted to 'legitimise' the United Jihad Council, a platform of anti-India militant groups in Jammu and Kashmir. On May 30, 2017, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) registered a case under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 120B (criminal conspiracy) and various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) against Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed and other 'secessionist and separatist' leaders, who, according to the NIA, 'received and collected' funds through hawala channels in 'connivance with active militants of…terrorist organisations Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, Dukhtaran-e-Millat, Lashkar-e-Toiba' to fund 'terrorist activities' in Jammu and Kashmir. Rashid was booked as part of this case.
Indian Express
5 days ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
Delhi HC seeks NIA's response on Engineer Rashid's plea seeking waiver of travel cost for attending Parliament
The Delhi High Court Friday sought the National Investigation Agency (NIA)'s response on the plea filed by Baramulla MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh, also known as Engineer Rashid, challenging the costs imposed by a trial court as part of his custody parole conditions to attend Parliament. Rashid, who is an Independent Lok Sabha MP, also sought interim bail. On Tuesday, a Delhi court granted custody parole to Rashid from July 24 to August 4 to attend the Monsoon Session of Parliament, but rejected his interim bail plea. Rashid urged the trial court to either grant interim bail or permission to attend Parliament in custody, without payment of travel costs, as he was seeking to attend the session as part of his public duty and not for personal work. Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jit Singh, however, imposed travel costs on him. Challenging the trial court's order, Senior Advocate N Hariharan told a bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Shalinder Kaur Friday that despite the custody parole, Rashid was losing each day of the relief as he had not been able to attend the session due to the huge costs. Hariharan also submitted that Rashid has been 'saddled' with a cost of Rs 17 lakh to 'represent the public at large.' The bench posted the matter for further consideration on July 29, and issued notice to NIA. On the same day, the high court is also due to consider a plea by Rashid seeking regular bail after a trial court rejected the request on March 21. In March, while allowing Rashid to attend Parliament during the Budget session, the Delhi High Court imposed the condition that the lawmaker would bear the expense for his travel to Parliament while in the court's custody, accompanied by the police, and other arrangements. The jail authorities had estimated a daily cost of approximately Rs 1.45 lakh for travel and related arrangements, totalling Rs 8.74 lakh for Rashid to attend six days of Parliament. At the time, he had challenged the condition that required him to bear the costs before the HC. Subsequently, he had submitted that he is ready to deposit 50 per cent of the cost of over Rs 8.74 lakh for the police escort arrangement to attend Parliament. Recording Rashid's submission, the Delhi HC had directed that he would be allowed to attend Parliament after depositing the amount. Lodged in Delhi's Tihar Jail since 2019 in a case of alleged terror funding, he was arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. According to NIA, he used various public platforms to 'propagate the ideology of separatism and secessionism', was closely associated with various terrorist organisations, and wanted to 'legitimise' the United Jihad Council, a platform of anti-India militant groups in Jammu and Kashmir. On May 30, 2017, NIA registered a case under Indian Penal Code Section 120B (criminal conspiracy) and various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) against Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed and other 'secessionist and separatist' leaders, including Rashid. NIA claimed they 'received and collected' funds through hawala channels in 'connivance with active militants of…terrorist organizations Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, Dukhtaran-e-Millat, Lashkar-e-Toiba' to fund 'terrorist activities' in Jammu and Kashmir.
