Jammu Tawi, March 4 -- A Delhi court on Monday asked the NIA to respond to a plea of jailed Jammu and Kashmir MP Sheikh Rashid who sought to attend the upcoming Parliament session.
Additional sessions judge Chander Jit Singh asked the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to file its reply by March 5 on Rashid's plea.
The application, filed by advocate Vikhyat Oberoi for Rashid on February 27, sought the relief on the grounds that Rashid was a parliamentarian and needed to attend the upcoming session to fulfil his public duty.
Sheikh Abdul Rashid defeated Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Baramulla.
Rashid's regular bail application is currently pending before the court.
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