New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- The Delhi high court on Thursday asked the National Investigation Agency (NIA) if it is willing to release Jammu and Kashmir parliamentarian Engineer Rashid on custody parole so that he can attend Parliament's ongoing budget session.
The first part of the Budget session of the Parliament began on January 31 and is set to conclude on February 13. sThe second part of the session will commence on March 10 and conclude on April 4.
A bench of justice Vikas Mahajan asked special public prosecutor Akshai Malik to seek instructions despite the agency's opposition that Engineer's release even on custody parole involved security concerns.
"What is the difficulty in sending him in custody? He is an elected Member of Parliament....