Srinagar- Engineer Rashid, who’s at the moment lodged in jail on UAPA costs, will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla constituency on an Awami Ittehad Occasion ticket.
Abdul Rashid Sheikh alias Engineer Rashid (56) is a former MLA.
He was arrested in 2019 and charged by the Nationwide Investigation Company beneath the Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act (UAPA), turning into the primary mainstream politician to be booked beneath the stringent anti-terror regulation.
“The political affairs committee of the Awami Ittehad Occasion determined that we’ll area Engineer Rashid as our candidate from the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency,” Firdous Baba, the get together’s spokesperson, stated on Wednesday.
The get together is hopeful that Rashid will probably be launched from jail earlier than the elections, he stated.
“In case that doesn’t occur, it has been determined that Rashid will contest the polls from jail. Our Structure permits an accused individual, who just isn’t convicted, to contest elections from jail,” Baba added.
Rashid was first elected to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Meeting from Langate in 2008 and re-elected in 2014.
He contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Baramulla, ending in third place.
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