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Madhya Pradesh Congress MLAs protest, demand BJP minister Vijay Shah’s elimination over remarks on Col Qureshi
A bunch of Congress MLAs launched an indefinite sit-in protest on Friday exterior the Madhya Pradesh governor’s residence, demanding the elimination of BJP minister Vijay Shah from the state cupboard. The protest adopted Shah’s controversial remarks towards Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, whom he known as a “sister of terrorists.”
Congress leaders, led by Opposition Chief Umang Singhar, held a sit-in exterior Raj Bhavan following their assembly with Governor Mangubhai Patel.
“15 MLAs are with me. We’ve got began a sit-in protest indefinitely exterior Raj Bhavan after assembly the governor. We’ve got handed a memorandum to him looking for Shah’s resignation,” Singhar advised information company PTI.
The Madhya Pradesh excessive courtroom took suo motu cognisance of the remarks and, on Wednesday, ordered police to file a case towards him. The FIR was registered below sections 152, 196(1)(b), and 197(1)(c) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The Congress social gathering has been demanding Shah’s resignation. “It’s been three days, and Shah has not been sacked but. We would like his resignation, and therefore, we’ve got taken to the streets,” the Congress chief mentioned.
The protest befell simply forward of a Supreme Court docket listening to on Shah’s case. On Thursday, the apex courtroom rebuked the minister for his remarks towards Colonel Qureshi and adjourned the listening to to Friday.
Colonel Qureshi had addressed press conferences on ‘Operation Sindoor’ alongside overseas secretary Vikram Misri and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh.
Vijay Shah issued clarification
Following heavy criticism, Shah issued aclarification, saying his feedback had been taken out of context and had been meant to reward Colonel Qureshi’s bravery, as cited by information company ANI.
The minister mentioned, “My complete background is from the navy. Lots of my members of the family had been martyred and had been within the navy… Colonel Sofiya Qureshi is above my actual sister, who carried out the nationwide faith and took revenge on these individuals. She (Qureshi) is extra necessary than my actual sister. I had nothing in my thoughts; if one thing slipped out of the thrill and harm somebody, then I wish to apologise from the guts. Not as soon as, however I apologise ten instances.”
He added, “I’m a patriotic man, and other people of each group labored for the nation. If one thing slipped out in anger and somebody felt unhealthy, then I wish to say that I’m not a god; I’m additionally a human being. I apologise ten instances for it.”
