India, July 25 -- The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has recorded the statement of Madhya Pradesh minister Kunwar Vijay Shah, two months after a case was filed against him for making offensive remarks against Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, an Indian Army officer who had briefed the media on Operation Sindoor.

A senior police officer, requesting anonymity, said Shah was questioned by the SIT for an hour this week in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur, and the report will be submitted before the Supreme Court ahead of the next hearing scheduled for July 28.

Shah, a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), made a remark in May that communalised Qureshi's presence at the briefings. His comments sparked public outrage.

Raising questions over the delay...