NIA summons Er Rasheed to Delhi

National Investigating Agency has summoned chairman of Awami Ithehad Party (AIP) Er Rasheed to its headquarters in New Delhi, an AIP spokesman said in a statement.

He said Rasheed received a call from premier investigatingagency’s Delhi office on late Friday night. “We received a call at around 11pm. He (Rasheed) was asked to appear on a short notice on Sunday,” thespokesman added.

   

Rasheed left for Delhi to appear before NIA from SrinagarAirport this morning, he said.

“He called us in the afternoon. He was asked to have lunchby the officials. He told us that he was treated well,” the spokesman added.

Prior to latest summoning, Rasheed was summoned by NIA twoyears back in 2017 in an alleged “militant funding” case.

Meanwhile, PUF condemned summoning of Er Rasheed to Delhi.In a statement, PUF spokesperson said it as “deliberate attempt” to”intimidate” mainstream leadership in the state.

“….Er Rasheed has become voice of the masses and at a timewhen Kashmir is going through unprecedented crisis, calling Er Rasheed is onlymeant to disallow him from indulging any political activity,” the PUFspokesperson said.

Quoting chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Movement andanother PUF leader Shah Faesal, spokesperson said:”Er Rasheed’s credentialsas a public person are known to everyone but his outspoken nature and a uniquestance on Kashmir seems to have rattled some interests in Delhi. It issurprising that a person who has been an elected MLA is being treated in themost unfair manner”.

The PUF spokesperson said the agency should immediatelyconclude its investigation and send Rasheed back to Srinagar since entireKashmir is “missing him in this moment of crisis when a war-like situation hasbeen created”.

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