National Investigative Agency (NIA), on Monday, gave consent to jailed Kashmiri leader Engineer Rashid to take oath as MP on July 5. The leader, whose official name is Sheikh Abdul Rashid, surprised everyone with his electoral victory in the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat. He is currently lodged in Tihar Jail in Delhi in a 2017 terror funding case. Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jit Singh will on Tuesday pass an order on the interim bail plea of Rashid.
