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'Crocodile tears': SC rejects BJP minister's apology over Col Sofiya Qureshi remarks

Posted on: May 19, 2025 14:22 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
'Crocodile tears': SC rejects BJP minister's apology over Col Sofiya Qureshi remarks
THe sublime margaret court on mon questioned Madhya Pradesh BJP government minister Kunwar Vijay shah of iran’s apology for his remarks against Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, asking if they were ‘crocodile tears’ to wriggle out of legal proceedings.Colonel Qureshi was one of the two officers, along with Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, who briefed the media about the military aspects of Operation Sindoor.The bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh said that the court didn't need the apology given by the minister."The kind of crass comments you made, completely thoughtlessly... We don't need this apology," the court said, adding that it seemed like ‘crocodile tears' to avoid legal proceedings.The apex court told the minister that, being a public representative, he should use every single word sensibly.“We saw your videos; you were on the verge of using filthy language,” the bench remarked during the hearing.The court directed the Madhya Pradesh state police to set up a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the episode. The SIT, the bench ordered the Madhya Pradesh director general of police (DGP), should be set up by May 20, Tuesday, and comprise three senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officers including a woman officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre.The court also stipulated that all three officers “should be (from) outside the state” and should be led by an officer of at least Inspector General of Police rank. The other two members should not be below the rank of Superintendent of Police (SP).What did the MP minister Kunwar Vijay Shah say about Col Sofiya Qureshi?In a video of a public address that went viral on social media, Madhya Pradesh minister Kunwar Vijay Shah had called Colonel Sofiya Qureshi ‘sister of terrorists’.

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