‘Enough is enough’: SC raps MP govt over delay in action against min over remarks on Col Qureshi

The Supreme Court connected Friday sharply rebuked the Madhya Pradesh authorities implicit the hold successful deciding authorisation to prosecute curate Kunwar Vijay Shah for his remarks targeting Army serviceman Sofiya Qureshi aft Operation Sindoor, saying “Enough is enough”.A seat of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi directed the authorities authorities to comply wrong 4 weeks with its earlier bid asking it to instrumentality a determination connected granting authorisation for prosecution.The court’s remarks came aft Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the seat that Shah’s comments were “definitely unfortunate” and that the curate had apologised soon aft the contention erupted. The bench, however, appeared unconvinced.

“Not unfortunate, but astir unfortunate and past helium has nary consciousness of repentance also,” the Chief Justice observed, refusing to entertain further submissions from the authorities oregon Shah’s counsel.The tribunal besides rejected the statement that Shah whitethorn person intended to praise Col Qureshi but failed to articulate himself properly. Shah, who is facing a Supreme Court-monitored SIT probe implicit the remarks termed “scurrilous” and “objectionable” by the courts, was partially defended by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who suggested that the curate whitethorn person intended to praise Col Sofiya Qureshi but “ended up saying thing else” and failed to articulate himself properly.

Mehta clarified that the presumption was his idiosyncratic sentiment and not a defence of Shah.However, the seat remarked, “these governmental personalities, we cognize if they privation to praise, however articulate they are with their words."The lawsuit stems from objectionable remarks made by Shah against Col Qureshi, who came into the nationalist spotlight alongside Vyomika Singh during media briefings connected Operation Sindoor. The Madhya Pradesh High Court had earlier criticised Shah for utilizing “language of the gutters” and ordered registration of an FIR connected charges related to promoting enmity and hatred.The Supreme Court had subsequently constituted a Special Investigation Team to probe the case. According to the court, the SIT has completed its probe and submitted its last report, but further proceedings are awaiting mandatory authorisation from the authorities authorities nether provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.