Calls for Release of Jailed MP Engineer Rashid Amid Father's Critical Condition
Jailed MP Rashid’s father ‘critical’ in Srinagar hospital, release him on humanitarian grounds: AIP
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Engineer Rashid, leader of the Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) and Member of Parliament, remains in custody as his father, Khazir Mohammad Sheikh, is in critical condition in a Srinagar hospital. The AIP and local leaders are urging his release on humanitarian grounds due to the family's distress.
- 01Khazir Mohammad Sheikh, father of jailed MP Engineer Rashid, is in critical condition.
- 02He has been moved to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) due to worsening health.
- 03Local leaders, including Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, are advocating for Rashid's release.
- 04The family's suffering is exacerbated by Rashid's continued imprisonment.
- 05The AIP has formally requested the government to consider humanitarian grounds for his release.
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Khazir Mohammad Sheikh, the father of Engineer Rashid (the chief of the Awami Ittehad Party and a Member of Parliament), is reported to be in critical condition at a hospital in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Following a deterioration in his health, he has been moved to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The Awami Ittehad Party spokesperson, Inam Un Nabi, expressed the family's distress, emphasizing that the absence of Engineer Rashid, who is currently imprisoned, has compounded their suffering during this difficult time. Local leaders, including Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Bilal Lone, have visited Sheikh and called for Rashid's release on humanitarian grounds, urging the government to consider the family's plight. The situation highlights the emotional toll on families of political prisoners in the region.
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The situation underscores the emotional and psychological strain on families of political prisoners, especially during health crises.
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