‘Crocodile tears’: SC rejects BJP minister’s apology over Col Sofiya Qureshi remarks | Latest News India

The Supreme Court on Monday questioned Madhya Pradesh BJP minister Kunwar Vijay Shah’s apology for his remarks against Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, asking if they were ‘crocodile tears’ to wriggle out of legal proceedings.

Colonel Qureshi was one of the two officers, along with Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, who briefed the media about the military aspects of Operation Sindoor.

The bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh said that the court didn’t need the apology given by the minister.

“The kind of crass comments you made, completely thoughtlessly… We don’t need this apology,” the court said, adding that it seemed like ‘crocodile tears’ to avoid legal proceedings.