Jailed Kashmiri lawmaker granted time to campaign in upcoming polls
An Indian court has granted conditional bail to a Kashmiri lawmaker to campaign in upcoming assembly elections in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.
The New Delhi court granted interim bail to Sheikh Abdul Rashid, who was elected to parliament in June.
India announced three-phased parliamentary elections in Jammu and Kashmir from Sept. 18-Oct. 1.
The 90-seat legislature was last elected in 2014.
Rashid, who has been in prison since August 2019 in an alleged terror funding case, was granted a two-hour custody parole in July to take the oath of office.
Only his family was allowed to attend the ceremony.
He has been elected as an independent candidate to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly twice since 2008, as part of the party he founded, the Awami Ittehad Party.
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