Last Updated: October 08, 2024, 18:16 IST Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, defeated former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Baramulla. (PTI file photo) The standout performance came from Sayar Ahmed Reshi, a proxy candidate for Jamaat-e-Islami from Kulgam, and Khursheed Ahmad Sheikh, brother of the Sheikh … Read more
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir): Ahead of the results of the much awaited Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, Awami Itehad Party (AIP) chief and Member of Parliament Abdul Rashid Sheikh, alias Engineer Rashid, on Monday urged political parties and independents not to form a government until the restoration of statehood.Speaking at a press conference ahead of … Read more
JKNC Vice President Omar Abdullah on September 07 highlighted that Home Minister Amit Shah didn’t mention certain parties during a Jammu press conference which hinted at potential future alliances. Further taking a jibe at HM Shah he pointed out that BJP could possibly form a government with parties like Engineer Rashid’s.Addressing public, JKNC Vice President … Read more
Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah. (PTI file photo) The former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir said that after the results of Baramulla Lok Sabha seat, he thought luck was on Rashid’s side and it was his bad luck Ahead of the upcoming assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference … Read more
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday fiercely opposed in a Delhi court the bail application of Lok Sabha MP from Jammu and Kashmir Engineer Rashid, claiming that he may influence witnesses and tamper with evidence to “obstruct justice” in a 2017 terror funding case if he is granted the relief. The special … Read more
Amid heavy deployment of security personnel in and around the Parliament complex, jailed radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh and Kashmiri leader Sheikh Abdul Rashid, who were granted parole to take oath as members of the Lok Sabha, were sworn in as MPs on Friday. While Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, is in Delhi’s Tihar … Read more
In the first general election since the abrogation of Article 370, two former chief ministers of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah of the National conference and Mehbooba Mufti of the People’s Democratic Party, lost while the BJP retained the two seats it had won in the 2019 polls.Incarcerated independent candidate Abdul … Read more
NEW DELHI: Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, an independent candidate currently lodged in Tihar jail, has emerged victorious in the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency of Jammu and Kashmir, defeating former chief minister Omar Abdullah. Rashid, who is lodged in Tihar jail, at 4,52,812 votes won by almost over 2 lakh votes. National … Read more
In Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla parliamentary seat, entry of a jailed former MLA has altered the dynamics of the race previously dominated by former CM Omar Abdullah and Sajad Lone. Shaikh Abdul Rashid, commonly known as Engineer Rashid, a former MLA from Langate, is contesting the elections despite being incarcerated in Tihar jail on UAPA … Read more
