Abrar Rashid Calls Out Silence Over His Father’s Five-Year
For over five years, Er. Rashid, the elected representative of Baramulla, has remained behind bars—his voice stifled, his mandate ignored, his people left without representation.
While Parliament carries on its legislative business, debating laws and shaping the future of the country, the leader chosen by 1.8 million voters in Kashmir remains locked away, silenced by the very system he placed his faith in.
“Is This the Reward for Democracy?”
Abrar’s post laid bare the stark reality of his father’s imprisonment, questioning whether Kashmiris are only meant to be “watched and controlled, not represented.”
> “His people voted. They stood in lines, inked their fingers, believed—if only for a moment—that democracy might still mean something. And now, their chosen leader is missing, swallowed by the machinery of power,” he wrote.
He further accused the country’s democratic institutions of selective silence, asking:
> “Where are the defenders of civil liberty? The warriors of democratic dissent? Are they buried under the weight of their own silence? Or have they learned to look away—like they always do when it comes to Kashmir?”
A Democracy That Punishes Dissent?
The powerful statement from Er. Rashid’s son has once again raised serious concerns about the state of democracy and representation in India. Critics argue that the continued incarceration of an elected MP is not just a political issue—it is a direct attack on the electoral will of the people.
Abrar Rashid made an impassioned plea, reminding the nation that his father was jailed not for any proven crime, but for his outspoken views, his unwavering belief in democratic principles, and his refusal to shy away from the electoral process.
> “A democracy that jails its elected representatives is a democracy hanging by a thread.”
Will the Silence Continue?
The post has sparked reactions across the political spectrum, with many questioning why Er. Rashid remains incarcerated without bail, while others with more serious allegations against them walk free.
Will this nation continue to look away?
Or will the conscience keepers of democracy finally wake up?
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