'Seek Forgiveness From Bottom Of My Heart': BJP Leader Vijay Shah Over Remarks On Colonel Qureshi

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Last Updated:May 14, 2025, 23:12 IST

Shah equated Col Qureshi's relation successful the subject with a communal and gendered insult during a nationalist speech, prompting terrible disapproval from absorption parties and subject veterans

BJP person Kunwar Vijay Shah's remarks connected Colonel Sofiya Qureshi sparked backlash from Congress. (PTI/X)

After facing wide disapproval for his indecent remarks connected Indian Army Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, elder BJP person from Madhya Pradesh, Vijay Shah, issued an apology connected Tuesday.

Shah, who besides serves arsenic the state’s Tribal Welfare Minister, had equated Colonel Qureshi’s relation successful the subject with a communal and gendered slur during a nationalist speech, drafting crisp condemnation from absorption parties and subject veterans.

“Sister Sofiya has brought glory to India by rising supra caste and religion. She is much respected than our ain sister. I salute her for her work to the nation. We cannot adjacent deliberation of insulting her successful our dreams. Still, if my words person wounded nine and religion, past I americium acceptable to apologise 10 times," helium said.

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Later the aforesaid night, Shah shared different apology via a video connection connected his X account. “I, Vijay Shah, americium not lone profoundly ashamed and saddened but besides question forgiveness from the bottommost of my bosom for my caller connection that has wounded the sentiments of each community," helium said successful the video.

He added, “Our country’s sister, Sofia Qureshi ji, has risen supra caste and assemblage portion fulfilling her nationalist work and has done her work."

Shah’s comments person been heavy criticised by the Congress, which has demanded his contiguous removal from the authorities cabinet. However, Shah has since tried to defuse the concern by issuing aggregate apologies.

Row Over MP Minister’s Remarks

A monolithic enactment was triggered aft Shah drew a transportation betwixt the violent onslaught successful Pahalgam, which near 26 radical dead, and Operation Sindoor. Referring to Col Qureshi, the curate claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent “a sister from their (the terrorists’) community" successful an Indian Air Force craft to “s...