Supporters of incarcerated Engineer Rashid, 57, who heads the Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) and is a Member of Parliament (MP) from north Kashmir’s Baramulla, on Monday (August 25, 2025) held a demonstration at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar to press for his release.
“It’s a symbolic protest to highlight the issue of prisoners, including MP Rashid. He represents four million people. He has already completed six years in jail. We are protesting for his release. We appeal to the Supreme Court that Rashid and all those youth lodged in jails of the country be set free,” said Sheikh Khursheed, brother of Mr. Rashid and MLA of Langate.
