India, May 16 -- A group of Congress MLAs launched an indefinite sit-in protest on Friday outside the Madhya Pradesh governor's residence, demanding the removal of BJP minister Vijay Shah from the state cabinet. The protest followed Shah's controversial remarks against Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, whom he referred to as a "sister of terrorists."

Congress leaders, led by Opposition Leader Umang Singhar, held a sit-in outside Raj Bhavan following their meeting with Governor Mangubhai Patel.

"15 MLAs are with me. We have started a sit-in protest indefinitely outside Raj Bhavan after meeting the governor. We have handed a memorandum to him seeking Shah's resignation," Singhar told news agency PTI.

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