New Delhi, May 15 -- Madhya Pradesh Cabinet Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah has approached the Supreme Court challenging the May 14 order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, which directed the registration of an FIR against him.

The order was issued in response to Shah's remarks about Indian Army Officer Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, who had briefed the media regarding Operation Sindoor against Pakistan.

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On Wednesday, an FIR was registered against him under sections 152, 196(1)(b), and 197(1)(c) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) after the High Court order.

Office of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, in a post on X, had s...