By Admin 
Colonel Sophia Qureshi Remark Row: Colonel Sophia Qureshi will be heard in the Supreme Court today (16 May 2025) on the disputed remarks. On Thursday (15 May 2025), the Supreme Court refused to ban the FIR of Madhya Pradesh Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah. During the hearing, the Supreme Court had said that you are a minister and in such a sensitive time, a person sitting in a constitutional post should speak thoughtfully.
Vijay Shah said in the petition in the Supreme Court that my statement was misunderstood, while we have apologized for this. The media has overpowered over. The Madhya Pradesh High Court had taken suo motu cognizance of the controversial statement on Colonel Sophia Qureshi. An FIR was ordered against Vijay Shah. Shah challenged this order of Madhya Pradesh High Court. The High Court took cognizance of Shah’s comments on Colonel Sophia Qureshi, an officer of the Indian Army, who informed the media about ‘Operation Sindoor’.
“What kind of statements are you making …”
The matter was given by Chief Justice of India BR. The bench of Gawai and Justice George Augustine Christ was sent for immediate hearing. The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the spirit of responsibility of Madhya Pradesh minister Shah, who had allegedly made derogatory remarks about Colonel Qureshi. Chief Justice of India BR Gawai condemned Shah’s comment about the female officer, saying, “What kind of statements are you making … A responsible minister of the government, that too when the country is going through such a situation … The person sitting in a constitutional post is expected to be restrained with the person sitting in a constitutional post. The minister should have a sense of responsibility in every sentence.”
‘Media unfortunately introduced the statement’
Through senior advocate Vibha Dutta Makhija, Shah has moved the Supreme Court to stay the FIR (FIR) filed against him on the order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. The Supreme Court agreed to hear his case on 16 May 2025. The Supreme Court advised the minister’s lawyers to inform the High Court, which had listed the case on 15 May. The High Court had taken cognizance of the minister’s comments. Makhija said in a verbal mention for early hearing that the media introduced the comments “unfortunately”.
‘Why should not fight your case in the High Court’
The High Court did not give the minister an opportunity to hear before passing the order to register an FIR to the police. At that time, Chief Justice Gawai asked why the minister should go directly to the Supreme Court and why not fight his case in the High Court itself. Chief Justice Gawai asked Makhija, “Any person is a minister, so it should be considered here?” Senior advocate said that Shah has publicly regretted and he has recording of it.
What did the High Court order to the DGP?
On Wednesday (14 May 2025), the Madhya Pradesh High Court ordered the Director General of Police (DGP) to register a criminal case against Shah within four hours and warned the DGP to contempt action in case of any delay in compliance. A bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court Justice Atul Sreedharan and Anuradha Shukla said that prima facie it becomes a crime to promote enmity between different castes, religions and languages.