Madhya Pradesh court orders case against BJP minister Vijay Shah for remarks on Army Colonel Sofiya Qureshi

The division bench of the Jabalpur High Court has suo motu directed the registration of a case against BJP leader Vijay Shah following his controversial remarks about Colonel Sofiya Qureshi. Shah’s comments, perceived as derogatory and communal in nature, sparked widespread outrage and political backlash, prompting the court to intervene and initiate legal proceedings under serious criminal sections.

The comments were flagged by Congress, who on Tuesday slammed the BJP over its leader and Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay Shah’s purported objectionable remarks on Colonel Sofiya Qureshi.

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The Congress shared the video in which Shah is purportedly heard making objectionable remarks, saying, “‘Jinhone humari betiyon ke sindoor ujade the… humne unhiki behen bhej kar ke unki aisi ki taisi karwayi (those who wiped sindoor (vermilion) off our daughters’ forehead… we sent their sister to teach them a lesson)’.”

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said a minister of the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh made “extremely insulting, shameful and vulgar remarks” about Colonel Qureshi.

“The terrorists of Pahalgam wanted to divide the country but the country was united throughout Operation Sindoor in giving a befitting reply to the terrorists,” Kharge said.

“The mentality of the BJP-RSS has always been anti-women. First, they trolled the wife of the naval officer martyred in Pahalgam on social media, then harassed the daughter of Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, and now BJP ministers are making such indecent comments about our braveheart Sofiya Qureshi,” the Congress chief said.

“Modi ji should immediately dismiss such a minister,” he added.

The Indian Army’s Colonel Qureshi was chosen to brief the nation about India’s Operation Sindoor.

During multiple briefings, Colonel Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh of the Indian Air Force flanked Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on the dais, delivered statements from the armed forces and the government from time to time.