‘Targeting Armed Forces Integrity’: MP HC Orders FIR Against Minister’s ‘Terrorist Sister’ Remark Against Col Sofiya Qureshi

New Delhi: The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday ordered the registration of an FIR in opposition to BJP chief and state minister Kunwar Vijay Shah for making offensive remarks in opposition to Colonel Sofiya Qureshi. The courtroom described his feedback “cancerous and dangerous”.

Speaking at an tournament in Mahu on Tuesday, Shah allegedly referred to Colonel Qureshi as a “sister of terrorists”. He stated that those that had “widowed India’s daughters” have been taught a lesson via Prime Minister Narendra Modi via “unki samaaj ki behen ke zariye” (via their very own sister).

He reiterated the remark 3 times. The Congress birthday celebration later alleged that this used to be a right away connection with Colonel Qureshi, who served as one of the most Indian Armed Forces’ spokespersons all through ‘Operation Sindoor’.

The department bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Anuradha Shukla stated that Shah’s feedback prima facie “encourages feelings of separatist activities” and poses a risk to the sovereignty, team spirit and integrity of India.

The courtroom expressed critical worry. “The armed forces (are) perhaps the last institutional bastion existing in this country reflecting integrity, industry, sacrifice, selflessness and unlimited courage with which any citizen of this country can identify. And that has been targeted by Mr Vijay Shah,” the bench mentioned.

The courtroom emphasized that Colonel Qureshi, along side Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, were representing the army to the media all through the ‘Operation Sindoor’ in opposition to Pakistan.

Justice Sreedharan additional noticed, “The minister made unpardonable statements against Colonel Qureshi as an innuendo, but which can refer to none other but her alone, as there is no one else who will fit the comment of the minister.”

The courtroom underlined that Shah’s remark on the public tournament explicitly referred to Colonel Qureshi because the sister of a terrorist concerned within the April 22 Pahalgam assault, which had killed 26 blameless Indians.

Referring to the media and virtual proof, the bench stated that Shah’s speech obviously incorporated a remark crediting Prime Minister Modi with having “sent the sister of a terrorist to sort them out”.

Highlighting the communal undertone of the remarks, Justice Sreedharan stated that Colonel Qureshi is a follower of the Muslim religion and that via labeling her because the “sister of terrorists”, Shah’s remark had the “propensity to give the feeling that irrespective of selflessness and service to India, a person could still be derided based on religion”.

The courtroom concluded that the minister’s remarks prima facie have the prospective to impress disharmony and enmity between participants of the Muslim religion and others.