SRINAGAR: Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) held a protest here on Saturday, demanding the immediate release of its chief and Member of Parliament Sheikh Abdul Rashid, from jail.

Leaders and workers of the AIP, led by party MLA Sheikh Khursheed Ahmad, assembled near the Sangarmal Complex here and demanded the immediate release of Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, the MP from north Kashmir’s Baramulla Lok Sabha seat.

The protestors, who held placards and banners, raised slogans calling for Rashid’s release. They also called for the release of other political detainees.