Engineer Rashid, a two-time MLA from the Langate constituency, won the Lok Sabha elections in 2024, defeating former chief minister Omar Abdullah.<br /><br />Since 2019, he has been incarcerated in Delhi's Tihar Jail after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested him under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with a 2017 terror-funding case.<br /><br />Recently, the Delhi Patiala House Court granted him interim bail until October 2 to campaign for the assembly elections.<br /><br />Rashid's brother, Khurshid Ahmad, is a candidate for the Awami Ittihad Party (AIP), which Rashid leads, in the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections 2024. <br /><br />He is contesting from the Langate assembly constituency in North Kashmir.<br /><br />Follow us:<br />Website: https://www.outlookindia.com/<br />Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Outlookindia<br />Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/outlookindia/<br />X: https://twitter.com/Outlookindia<br />Whatsapp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaNrF3v0AgWLA6OnJH0R<br />Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@OutlookMagazine<br />Dailymotion: https://www.dailymotion.com/outlookindia<br /><br />#EngineerRashid #JammuAndKashmir #LokSabhaElections2024 #AwamiIttihadParty #LangateConstituency #PoliticalUpdates #KhurshidAhmad #AssemblyElections2024
