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SC to Hear MP Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah’s Plea Against FIR Over Remarks on Army’s Colonel Sofiya Qureshi

By Jhanak Sharma      15 May, 2025 03:11 PM      0 Comments
SC to Hear MP Minister Kunwar Vijay Shahs Plea Against FIR Over Remarks on Armys Colonel Sofiya Qureshi

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday decided to hear on May 16 a plea by Madhya Pradesh Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah against the High Court's order to register an FIR against him for "scurrilous" remarks and using "language of the gutters" against Indian Army Colonel Sofiya Qureshi.

The apex court, however, told him to mind his words as the minister.

"As a Minister, he has to utter every sentence with a sense of responsibility," a bench of Chief Justice of India B R Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih told his counsel senior advocate Vibha Datta Makhija.

The court asked his counsel to approach the High Court which was seized of the matter, as she sought a direction for no coercive action in the FIR lodged against him on May 14.

"Go and apply to the High Court, we will hear the matter on Friday," the bench told the counsel.

The counsel claimed the statement was taken out of context by the media.

She also said the Minister has tendered his apology.

Shah questioned validity of the High Court's order passed in a suo motu proceedings for lodging the FIR against him for promoting enmity and hatred.

The minister faced the flak for the remarks made at an event near Indore on May 12, wherein he allegedly called the woman officer as "sister of terrorists".

Colonel Qureshi hogged the limelight as she held regular press briefings here about 'Operation Sindoor' related to Indian armed forces action against Pakistan-based terror groups.

Shah is the tribal affairs minister and BJP leader.

Acting suo motu, a division bench of Justices Atul Shridharan and Anuradha Shukla ordered the police to act against the minister.

The bench directed the police department to register the FIR by 6 pm on Wednesday.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav also said instructions were given to take action against the minister following the court order.

On Wednesday evening, the police registered the FIR against Shah.

The FIR has been registered at the Manpur police station. Superintendent of Police (Indore Rural).
 



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