Engineer Rashid is presently in Delhi’s Tihar Jail in reference to an alleged cash laundering case.
Srinagar:
Nomination papers of former J&Ok legislator Engineer Rashid, presently in Delhi’s Tihar Jail, have been filed for the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency on Monday.
The nomination papers of Sheikh Abdul Rashid, alias Engineer Rashid, founding father of the Awami Itihad Celebration (AIP) have been filed by the get together with Baramulla’s Returning Officer Minga Sherpa on completion of all mandatory authorized and administrative formalities, get together spokesman Firdous Baba stated.
“We had been ready for the ultimate approval from the authorities to go forward with the tendering of papers and far to our respite, we accomplished the formalities yesterday (Sunday) solely,” he stated.
The get together has named Engineer Rashid’s elder son Abrar Rashid as the quilt candidate.
Engineer Rashid, is at present lodged at Tihar jail in reference to an alleged cash laundering case.
Along with his entry, the electoral battle within the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency has turn into triangular, as he faces former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of the Nationwide Convention and Sajad Gani Lone of the Individuals’s Convention. The J&Ok Apni Celebration, led by Syed Altaf Bukhari, is supporting Lone on this constituency and never fielding any candidate.
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