Madhya Pradesh High Court orders FIR against Minister for remark against Col Sofiya Qureshi
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ordered an FIR against minister Kunwar Vijay Shah over his derogatory remarks against Colonel Sofiya Qureshi.
According to reports, the High Court ordered registration of an FIR against the Minister for a derogatory remark against the high ranking army officer Sofiya Qureshi.
It is worth mentioning here that the Minister had said, “Those who widowed our daughters [in Pahalgam], we sent a sister of their own to teach them a lesson.” The controversy arose after a video clip of Shah’s speech went viral on social media. This remark had drawn major criticism and uproar.
Later, the minister apologized and expressed regret, saying, “I am not a God; I’m too human, and I apologies ten times.” Madhya Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president VD Sharma on Wednesday said that the party took cognizance of state Cabinet Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah’s remarks on Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and warned him about the matter.
He emphasized that the party leadership is very sensitive and no one has the right to say anything. The army officer is the daughter of the country, and the entire nation salutes her might.
Speaking to ANI over the row on Tuesday, the Minister said, “My entire background is from the military. Many of my family members were martyred and were in the military… Colonel Sofiya Qureshi is above my real sister, who performed the national religion and took revenge on those people. She (Qureshi) is more important than my real sister. I had nothing in my mind; if something slipped out of the excitement and hurt someone, then I would like to apologise from the heart. Not once, but I apologise ten times.”
The minister further said, “I am a patriotic man, and people of every community worked for the nation. If something slipped out in anger and someone felt bad, then I would like to say that I am not a god; I am also a human being. I apologise ten times for it.”
