An FIR was registered against Madhya Pradesh Minister of Tribal Affairs Vijay Shah in Indore district on May 14; After drawing severe criticism for his comments made on May 12, the BJP minister said he was ready to apologise 10 times if his statement had hurt anyone and he respected Col Qureshi more than his sister
Col Qureshi briefs the media on Operation Sindoor last week. Pic/PIB
The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay Shah for his remarks on Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and constituted a three-member special investigation team to probe the FIR lodged against him. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh told the minister that it had seen his videos where he made the remarks and his apology and wondered if “they were crocodile tears or an attempt to wriggle out of the legal proceedings”.
“The entire nation was in shame due to the comments... We saw your videos , you were on the verge of using very filthy language but somehow better sense prevailed or you did not find suitable words. You should be shameful. Entire country is proud of our Army and you made this statement,” Justice Surya Kant said.
Vijay Shah
The bench further grilled the minister, “What kind of apology was this? The kind of crass comments you made, you should be shameful.”
Shah was represented by senior advocates Maninder Singh and Vibha Dutt Makhija.
The top court asked the Madhya Pradesh director general of police to constitute a three-member special investigation team (SIT) headed by an IG rank officer by Tuesday 10 am also comprising a woman officer to probe the FIR registered following an order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.The first state report by the SIT, the bench said, should be filed by May 28.
An FIR was registered against Shah in Indore district later on May 14 following the high court's order.
After drawing severe criticism for his comments made on May 12, the BJP minister said he was ready to apologise 10 times if his statement had hurt anyone and he respected Col Qureshi more than his sister.
HC junks plea against Sambhal mosque survey
The Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed a plea of the Masjid committee against the survey ordered by a Sambhal court in the Shahi Jama Masjid and Harihar Temple dispute. Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal had previously reserved its order on the matter after hearing counsel for the Masjid committee and plaintiff Hari Shanker Jain aside from the counsel for the ASI. The Shahi Jama Masjid Committee, had moved the HC challenging the suit and the Sambhal court order which directed the survey through an advocate commissioner. The court said the order to appoint a court commissioner and the suit were maintainable.
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