NIA summons Kashmir MLA for questioning

After separatists, it is the turn of mainstream politicians to face the music of National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the terror funding case in Jammu and Kashmir.

The NIA has summoned independent MLA from Langate constituency Sheikh Abdul Rasheed for questioning in the terror funding case on October 3 at its headquarters in New Delhi.

Rasheed, however, said the summons were politically motivated and asserted he would continue to call spade a spade whatsoever be the cost. Rasheed, who heads the Awami Ithaad Party, said the government should investigate hundreds of custodial death, forced labor in border areas and torture of innocent civilians.

"My life is like an open book and the people who have voted me for the second time as their representative against all odds are the best judge," he said.

Rasheed quit his job as government engineer to contest elections in 2008 as an independent candidate.