The Ministry of Home Affairs Tuesday informed the Parliament that there is no plan to create a new police district for Uri in Jammu and Kashmir.
In response to a question by jailed MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai informed the Lok Sabha that no such proposal is under consideration.
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MP Rashid is in the Tihar jail since 2019 after he was arrested by the NIA under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in a 2017 terror funding case.
A Delhi court on Monday rejected his plea seeking custody parole to attend the ongoing Parliament session—(KNO)
