When the minister was giving this statement, Local MP and Union Minister Savitri Thakur along with MLA Usha Thakur were also present on the stage.
ऑपरेशन सिंदूर में सेना के पराक्रम की तस्वीर देश कर्नल सोफिया कुरैशी को लेकर बीजेपी के एक मंत्री ने विवादित बयान दे दिया है। बीजेपी नेता का यह बयान सोशल मीडिया पर काफी वायरल हो रहा है, जिस पर कांग्रेस ने निशाना साधा है। वहीं पीएम मोदी और मंत्री विजय शाह (Vijay Shah) से माफी की मांग की है। दरअसल, बीजेपी नेता विजय शाह ने यह बयान सोफिया कुरैशी के धर्म को जोड़कर दिया गया है।
Staff Reporter
Several political parties and socio- political organisations have slammed Madhya Pradesh Minister and BJP leader Vijay Shah for his “derogatory” remarks against Colonel Sophia Qureshi, referring to her as the “sister of terrorists”.
What did Vijay Shah said?
“We sent the sisters of those people who had destroyed the vermilion of our sisters to them and got them beaten up. They killed our Hindus by removing their clothes and PM Modi got them beaten up through their sister. PM Modi could not remove their clothes, so he sent the sister of his community and said that if you have made our sisters widows, then the sister of your community will come and leave you naked.”
Congress party has shared a clip of Shah’s speech at a Halma event in Raikunda village, Mahu (Indore district), where he is heard saying in Hindi, “Unhone (aatankwadiyon) humari behan-betiyon ke sindoor ujaade the, wahi kate-pite logon ko, humne unhi ki behan bhejkar unki aisi ki taisi karwai.” Which roughly trasnlates to, “They [terrorists] had disrespected our sisters and daughters by wiping off their sindoor. We sent their own sister to give them a befitting reply.”)
Questioning the controversial statement, the Congress further asked, “Given that Vijay Shah claims to be a close associate of Narendra Modi and calls him his mentor, will the BJP demand his resignation? Will PM Modi and BJP leaders apologise for this vile mindset? Or, as always, will Vijay Shah be rewarded for this deplorable mentality, with rallies held in his support?
Though Shah did not name any individual while praising PM Modi for India’s strong retaliation against terrorists in Pakistan, his remarks were widely interpreted as an indirect reference to Colonel Sophia Qureshi.
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