‘The entire nation is embarrassed’: Supreme Court, MP Minister Vijay Shah for commenting on Colonel Sophia Qureshi; Order sit check. Bharat News
New Delhi: Supreme Court rejected on Monday Madhya Pradesh Minister Vijay Shah’s apology for his controversial remarks against army officer Colonel Sophia QureshiStatement A National embarrassment,The apex court said, “The entire nation is embarrassed by the statement of the minister,”The court said that it should be sensitive before making a curse comment.A bench, including Justices Surya Kant and N. Kotiswar Singh, directed the Madhya Pradesh government to sit by Tuesday. The team should include three senior IPS officers from outside the state, which should have at least one female officer. The SIT has been asked to submit a status report by May 28.“We are a country that follows the rule of law and is the same for the lowest to the highest,” the bench. The Supreme Court heard Vijay Shah’s petition and demanded a deodar harvesting filed against him Derogatory remarksAsked if he had apologized, his lawyer said that an apology had already been released. However, the court questioned its authenticity and intentions.According to Live Law, Justice Surya Kant commented: “Nature of this case … We are taking a video clip … We would like to see what kind of apology you have given … The word ‘forgiveness’ has a meaning … Sometimes only to get out of the results … Sometimes there are some kind of crocodile tears … what is your type?”The bench met Vijay Shah’s arrest but warned that the matter would not be allowed to become political. Justice Kant told the state government, “They should face results. Let the law take their curriculum. We will not allow it to politicize it.”Describing the upcoming SIT investigation for the Madhya Pradesh government as a “litmus test”, the court made it clear that it would closely monitor the case.
