[8] Para contested the 2024 Indian general election from the Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency as a candidate of the PDP securing the runner up position with 1.68 lakh votes.

[9][10][11] He was arrested by National Investigation Agency on 25 November 2020 for alleged terror links,[12][13] and was again rearrested by J&K Police after receiving bail from Special NIA Court.

[6] He is believed to have played a major role in Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party's electoral success in 2014 parliamentary and assembly elections.

He was appointed as political analyst to then J&K CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, and later served as Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir State Sports Council from July 2016 to 2018.

[45][46][47] On 26 November 2020, two days after filing his nomination papers for the District Development Council (DDC) elections, Parra was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

Allegations of abusive interrogations lasting up to 12 hours surfaced, with Parra being questioned about his participation in a virtual meeting with United Nations Security Council members, where he had raised concerns regarding the Government of India’s actions in Jammu and Kashmir, and border tensions with China.

His release came after the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh granted him bail, stating that the evidence presented by the prosecution was "too sketchy" to justify his continued detention.