India, Aug. 8 -- The Awami Itihaad Party (AIP) on Saturday appealed to the judiciary to urgently consider the bail plea of its president and Baramulla Member of Parliament, Er. Rashid, marking seven years since his incarceration.
Addressing a press conference, AIP Chief Spokesperson Inam Un Nabi, State Secretary Sheikh Ashiq and General Secretary Nazir Ahmad Khan said the continued detention of an elected MP for seven years without conclusion of trial was "not merely a legal issue but a matter concerning constitutional values and personal liberty."
Inam appealed directly to Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant to consider Er. Rashid's bail plea "with compassion, urgency and constitutional fairness." He invoked the principle that bail...