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NEW DELHI, May 15: Madhya Pradesh Minister Vijay Shaht moved Supreme Court after the Madhya Pradesh high court took suo motu cognisance of his remarks against Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, a senior Indian Army officer who was among the public faces of Operation Sindoor briefing.
The Indore Bench of the high court, in a strongly worded order directed the state DGP to immediately register an FIR against Shah under several provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), warning that failure to comply would result in contempt proceedings.
The FIR is to be filed under BNS Sections 152 (acts endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India), 196(1)(b) (promoting enmity on grounds of religion) and 197(a)(c) (outraging modesty or character of a woman through speech), with immediate effect.
The Judges underlined the significance of the armed forces, calling them “perhaps the last institution existing in this country” that continues to represent “integrity, industry, discipline, sacrifice, selflessness, character, honour and indomitable courage” with which citizens can identify & India’s armed forces have been targeted by Vijay Shah who has used the language of the gutters, observing that the content of Shah’s speech was not ambiguous.
It further said that Section 196(1)(b) would also apply, as “Col Qureshi is an adherent of Muslim faith."
Shah’s plea before the Supreme Court, challenging the high court’s direction, is being to be taken up tomorrow, which will decide Ministers fate
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