“Face Penalties”: High Court docket Raps Minister For Colonel Qureshi Comment
New Delhi:
The Supreme Court docket has rejected Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay Shah’s apology over his derogatory and communal remarks for a lady navy officer and ordered {that a} new three-member workforce of IPS officers would now probe the case in opposition to him.
The courtroom rebuked the minister once more for his “crass feedback,” with Justice Surya Kant asserting he didn’t supply a honest apology.
“What’s that apology? What sort of apology have you ever tendered? There’s some that means of apology. Typically folks use docile language solely to wriggle out of proceedings, and generally they shed crocodile tears. What sort of apology is yours? You wish to give the impression that the courtroom had requested you to apologise. What prevented you from making a honest apology in your crass feedback until now?” stated Justice Surya Kant.
The courtroom stated a Particular Investigation Group (SIT), comprising three IPS officers, needs to be fashioned by Tuesday morning to analyze the case in opposition to the minister. It should have a lady officer and submit its report by Might 28, stated Justice Kant.
It additionally issued a discover to the Madhya Pradesh authorities and stated that Vijay Shah “should face penalties”. “We wish to have an in depth watch. It is a litmus check for you,” the courtroom instructed the state authorities.
After India struck terror camps throughout the border, Mr Shah had stated {that a} lady from the “identical neighborhood” as these in Pakistan had been despatched to strip the nation bare.
Although he didn’t identify anybody, his remarks had been seen as being directed in direction of Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, one of many faces of the armed forces throughout the Op Sindoor briefings.
This had sparked a large political storm, drawing criticism from the Opposition, navy veterans, and even some BJP members.
Taking suo motu cognisance of the matter, the Madhya Pradesh Excessive Court docket had lashed out at Mr Shah for utilizing “language of the gutters” and ordered an FIR in opposition to the chief.
The Supreme Court docket had then requested Mr Shah to apologise to Colonel Qureshi.
