New Delhi, Aug 6: Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid, accused in alleged terror funding case, on Wednesday informed the Delhi High Court that he was unable to represent his constituency owing to a rider imposed on him to pay daily costs to attend the parliamentary session.
\nAppearing before a bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Anup Jairam Bhambhani, Rashid sought the modification of an order passed by a coordinate bench.
\nThe order directed him to deposit Rs 4 lakh with the prison authorities as travel expenses for attending Parliament.
\nDuring the hearing, the bench remarked that when custody parole is granted, it is ordinarily at the cost of the person.
\nAt this, senior advocate N Hariharan, appearing for Rashid said the condition was unreasonable because \u201che (Rashid) is an elected representative of the people of a parliamentary constituency and unable to represent them due to inability to pay the same\u201d.
\nHariharan continued, \u201cIf the condition imposed is such that he is unable to go (to the parliament), we are interfering with the basic elements of democracy in this country.\u201d He claimed when Rashid took the oath, \u201cthe state never asked for expenses\u201d.
\n\u201cThese are conditions imposed to somehow see to it that the voice of my constituency is not heard there,\u201d the senior lawyer added.
\nThe counsel pointed out he was not seeking a review of the order but \u201conly the modification of the conditions\u201d.
\n\u201cThe order is he be taken into custody, subject to conditions. I am saying the condition is erroneous amounting to defeating the order itself,\u201d he said.
\nThe bench posted the matter for August 12.
\nThe Baramulla MP, who defeated Omar Abdullah in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, is facing trial in a terror funding case with allegations that he funded separatists and terror groups in Jammu and Kashmir.
\nHe has been lodged in Delhi\u2019s Tihar Jail since 2019 after the NIA arrested him in the 2017 terror-funding case. He was granted interim bail for one month in September last year to campaign in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election.
\nThe NIA\u2019s FIR alleged Rashid\u2019s name cropped up during the interrogation of businessman and co-accused Zahoor Watali. (Agencies)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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