NEW DELHI: The Madhya Pradesh government is preparing to defend before the Supreme Court its decision not to grant sanction for the prosecution of senior cabinet minister Kunwar Vijay Shah over his controversial remarks concerning Army officer Colonel Sofiya Qureshi.
The state government’s response is expected to be filed before the Supreme Court in the coming days after scrutiny by legal experts, the Chief Secretary and the Chief Minister’s Office. At the centre of the reply is a five-point defence explaining why the Cabinet believes there are not sufficient grounds to prosecute Shah.
The government’s first argument is that no individual came forward to lodge a complaint against Vijay Shah after the controversial statement. It is expected to tell the Supreme Court that despite the political and public controversy surrounding the remarks, there was no private complainant seeking criminal action against the minister.
The second argument is that Shah did not mention Colonel Sofiya Qureshi by name in his statement. The government also maintains that the minister did not intend to insult Colonel Qureshi or any other individual through his remarks.
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