‘Let same rules apply to all’: PC Chief Sajad Lone after extension of Er Rashid’s bail

MP B’la visits Tral, meets families of various jail inmates, reaffirms commitment to fight for their rights

Srinagar: Soon after Delhi court extended interim bail period to MP Er Rashid till October 28, the Jammu & Kashmir Peoples’ Conference (JKPC) president Sajad Gani Lone appealed to the court that magnanimity should be shown to all accused who are having multiple diseases and domestic issues too.

He said let there be no two set of rules, and let the same rules apply to all.

Pertinently a Delhi Court today extended the interim bail of Jammu and Kashmir MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, also known as Engineer Rashid, in a terror-funding case till October 28.

Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jit Singh passed the order on the ground of the health condition of Rashid’s father, after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said it had verified the documents and was not opposing the application.

The judge also deferred the order on Rashid’s regular bail plea in the case till October 28.

Taking to micro-blogging site X (formerly twitter), the JKPC president Sajad Gani Lone said: “My hand folded requests to the court in Delhi. Please can you show the same magnanimity in extending bail or giving bail as you are showing in the case of a VIP accused. A serving MP”.

My hand folded requests to the court in Delhi.

Please can you show the same magnanimity in extending bail or giving bail as you are showing in the case of a VIP accused. A serving MP.

Two people died in jail in similar or same cases. No bail was granted. Most of the other…

“Two people died in jail in similar or same cases. No bail was granted. Most of the other accused are old, have multiple diseases. And they too need some relief. They have families too. They have domestic issues too. They are humans too,” Lone wrote on X.

“The onus of measuring up to the highest judicial standards and fairness falls on the courts in question and the investigating agencies,” Lone said.

He said, “Similar magnanimity needs to be replicated by the courts. The investigations agencies are not contesting the extension of bail. They need to show similar compassion for other accused”.

“Let there be no two set of rules. Let the same rules apply to all,” the post on X said.

On the other hand, Member Parliament & AIP supremo Er Rashid accompanied by party Chief Spokesperson Inam Un Nabi visited the family of Parveez Ahmad Mir, who, as per a party statement, has been imprisoned in Tihar Jail for the last 22 years.

“Er Rashid met Ghulam Mohiudin Mir, the father of the inmate, in Tral, offering his support and solidarity during this difficult time. He also visited other families whose loved ones are incarcerated in various jails within and outside Kashmir, reaffirming his commitment to advocating for their rights,” reads the statement.

Er Rashid also met Rouf Ahmed  Bhatt Bijbehara who was released after spending around three years with Er Rashid in Tihar jail & emotional scenes were witnessed on the occasion.

In addition, Er Rashid visited Advocate Ghulam Nabi Shaheen, former General Secretary of the High Court Bar Association, in Tral to offer his condolences on the demise of his brother-in-law, Ghulam Mohiudin Dar. He expressed deep sympathy, prayed for the departed soul and assured the bereaved family of his support.

Er Rashid also paid a visit to the residence of the late Muzamil Ahmad, an AIP associate from Gulshan Abad, Lazibal, Anantnag, who passed away in 2021, to extend his condolences to the family and offer prayers for the departed soul.