NC President Urges Centre to Allow Er Rashid to Meet Critically Ill Father | Kashmir Life

SRINAGAR: National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Friday appealed to the Government of India to allow jailed Member of Parliament Er Rashid to visit his ailing father on humanitarian grounds.

The appeal comes in view of the critical condition of Khazir Mohammad Sheikh, who is undergoing intensive treatment at SMHS Hospital, Srinagar. Abdullah said the situation warrants urgent and compassionate consideration by the competent authorities.

Expressing concern over the deteriorating health of Er Rashid’s father, Abdullah said permitting the MP to be at his father’s bedside would be a humane and just step in line with principles of dignity and empathy.

He urged authorities to take a considerate and magnanimous approach, stressing that humanitarian decisions uphold the highest ideals of justice and moral responsibility. Abdullah also prayed for the swift recovery of the ailing father.