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| {{Infobox Indian politician
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| |image = Er Rashid.jpg
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| |caption = Engineer Rashid speaking in the J&K Legislative Assembly
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| |name = Engineer Rashid
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| |party = Awami Ittehad Party
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| |office1 = Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
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| |birth_place = Mawar, Langate
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| |birth_name = Sheikh Abdul Rashid
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| |nationality = [[India|Indian]]
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| |alma_mater = [[Government Degree College Sopore]]
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| |termstart1 = 25 December 2008
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| '''Engineer Sheikh Abdul Rashid''' is a [[Kashmir]]i politician and a former Member of the Legislative Assembly in the erstwhile state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] (MLA), Indian Administered Kashmir, from the Langate constituency in [[Handwara]]. He is the founder and 'patron' of the Jammu and Kashmir Awami Ittehad Party.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Engineer Rashid aka Abdul Rashid Sheik(Independent(IND)):Constituency- LANGATE(KUPWARA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:|url = http://www.myneta.info/jk2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=296|website = www.myneta.info|accessdate = 2015-10-27}}</ref><ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/mla-rashid-launches-new-party/story-wJQF9M9kmHpGv02p7OE3VK.html MLA Rashid launches new party], Hindustan Times, 12 June 2013.</ref>
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| ==Political career==
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| Rashid started his political career in the year 2008 after resigning from his job as a construction Engineer. After a 17-day campaign he won the constituency seat of [[Langate (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Langate]] in [[Handwara]] town in [[Kupwara district]] of Jammu and Kashmir.<ref>{{Cite web|title = How Langate's Engineer Rashid battled counter-insurgency to reduce police intervention in peoples' lives|url = http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-11-29/news/56561163_1_ganderbal-counter-insurgency-aam-aadmi-party|website = timesofindia-economictimes|accessdate = 2015-10-27}}</ref>
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| ==Arrest==
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| In the year 2005, Rashid was arrested by SOG in Srinagar for supporting militants subsequently jailed for three months and 17 days. A charge of anti-national activities was slapped on him. He was kept in Cargo, Humhama and Raj bagh prisons. Later Chief Judaical Magistrate Srinagar dropped all charges against him on humanitarian grounds. According to Rashid he was arrested by motley group of counter-insurgents that worked closely with the State police and took him to an interrogation centre, where he was "interrogated." After five months of custody, he negotiated his release, paying up Rs. 1.5 lakh by selling his cow and some land.<ref>{{Cite news|title = I’m the most misunderstood MLA in India: Engineer Rashid|url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/im-the-most-misunderstood-mla-in-india-engineer-rashid/article7791100.ece|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 2015-10-22|access-date = 2015-10-27|issn = 0971-751X|language = en}}</ref>
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| ==Attacks==
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| On 8 October 2015 Engineer Rashid was assaulted by BJP MLA's inside the Jammu and Kashmir assembly for hosting a party where he served beef on the lawns of the government circuit with a view to oppose the controversial central Government order banning the Beef in India.<ref name="Attack">{{cite news|last1=Shankar|first1=Aranya|title=Ink attack on Jammu and Kashmir MLA Rashid Engineer over beef party|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/j-k-mla-engineer-rashid-attacked-with-black-ink-for-hosting-beef-party/|accessdate=20 December 2017|publisher=Indian Express|date=20 October 2017}}</ref>
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| He was also attacked with black ink in Press Club New Delhi by BJP cadets a day after his critical comments regarding the lynching of a Kashmiri truck driver in Udhampur.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Ink attack on Jammu & Kashmir MLA Engineer Rashid who had hosted a 'beef party' - The Times of India|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Ink-attack-on-Jammu-Kashmir-MLA-Engineer-Rashid-who-had-hosted-a-beef-party/articleshow/49453133.cms|website = The Times of India|accessdate = 2015-10-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Ink Attack on J&K Lawmaker Engineer Rashid, Who Hosted 'Beef Party'|url = http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/j-k-lawmaker-engineer-rashid-attacked-with-black-ink-in-delhi-1233954|website = NDTV.com|accessdate = 2015-10-27}}</ref>
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| == References ==
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