‘Prepared To Apologise 10 Instances’: MP Minister Backtracks From Remarks Towards Colonel Qureshi – News18
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Shah equated Col Qureshi’s position within the navy with a communal and gendered insult throughout a public speech, prompting extreme criticism from opposition events and navy veterans
BJP chief Kunwar Vijay Shah’s remarks on Colonel Sofiya Qureshi sparked backlash from Congress. (PTI/X)
After receiving widespread criticism over his indecent remarks towards Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay Shah tendered an apology on Tuesday night.
Shah, BJP chief and Tribal Welfare Minister equated Col Qureshi’s position within the navy with a communal and gendered insult throughout a public speech, prompting extreme criticism from opposition events and navy veterans.
Following his remarks, the Congress occasion demanded his quick elimination from the state cupboard. Nonetheless, Shah has since tried to pacify the state of affairs by providing a number of apologies.
“Sister Sofiya has introduced glory to India by rising above caste and faith. She is extra revered than our personal sister. I salute her for her service to the nation. We can not even consider insulting her in our goals. Nonetheless, if my phrases have damage society and faith, then I’m able to apologise ten occasions,” he stated.
Row Over MP Minister’s Remarks
A large row was triggered after Shah drew a connection between the terrorist assault in Pahalgam, which left 26 folks lifeless, and Operation Sindoor. Referring to Col Qureshi, the minister claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi despatched “a sister from their (the terrorists’) neighborhood” in an Indian Air Power plane to “strip them of their satisfaction” and “educate them a lesson.”
“These folks (terrorists) who had worn out the sindoor of our sisters within the Pahalgam terror assault…We avenged these ‘kate-pite’ folks by sending their sister to destroy them,” he stated, including, “They (terrorists) killed our Hindu brothers by making them take away their garments. PM Modi ji responded by sending their (terrorists’) sister in an Military aircraft to strike them of their homes.”
A video of the minister went viral on social media, drawing widespread criticism. Col Qureshi, alongside Wing Commander Vyomika Singh and Overseas Secretary Vikram Misri, has been the face of official press briefings detailing Operation Sindoor.
Congress Hits Out At Minister, Urges PM Modi To Sack Him
Slamming Shah for his remarks, the Congress occasion termed his feedback as “derogatory, communal and shameful.” Celebration president Mallikarjun Kharge additionally issued an announcement and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to sack him instantly.
“A minister of the BJP authorities of Madhya Pradesh has made a really derogatory, shameful and low cost comment about our courageous daughter Colonel Sofia Qureshi. The terrorists of Pahalgam wished to divide the nation, however the nation was united throughout your complete ‘Operation Sindoor’ to provide a befitting reply to the terrorists,” Kharge wrote in a submit on X.
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