An FIR was registered against Shah after he referred to Colonel Qureshi as a "sister of terrorists".
The Supreme Court on Thursday slammed Madhya Pradesh Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah over his objectionable comments on Colonel Sofia Qureshi. Shah moved the top court to challenge a high court order directing an FIR against him for referring to Colonel Qureshi as a "sister of terrorists".
Chief Justice BR Gavai, who was hearing the matter along with Justice Augustine George Masih, said, "What sort of statements are you making. You are a responsible minister of the government."
The court said a person holding a constitutional office should be responsible when this country is going through such a situation. "He has to know what he is saying," the court said. The bench said the plea would be heard on Friday.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court had castigated Shah for passing "scurrilous" remarks and using "language of the gutters" against Colonel Qureshi. It ordered the police to file an FIR against him on the charge of promoting enmity and hatred.
After facing criticism over his comments, the MP tribal affairs minister said if anyone is hurt by his statement, he is ready to apologise ten times.
What Did Minister Vijay Shah Say?
While addressing a gathering near Indore on Tuesday, Shah said, "Those people (terrorists) who had wiped out the sindoor (vermilion) of our sisters (in the Pahalgam terror attack)..We avenged these 'kate-pite' people by sending their sister to destroy them."
"They (terrorists) killed our Hindu brothers by making them remove their clothes. PM Modi ji responded by sending their (terrorists') sister in an Army plane to strike them in their houses. They (terrorists) made our sisters widows, so Modiji sent the sister of their community to strip them and teach them a lesson," he said.
Later, the minister said the comments were made in jest.
"I love India with my full heart. Sofia sister fulfilled national duty...she did not see her community and took revenge for the Phalagam terror attack. Sofia sister is above my real sisters," Shah told ABP News.
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