India, May 17 -- Vijay Shah's remarks on Col Sofiya Qureshi are a threat to India's unity and an affront to free Speech
In a nation where the armed forces stand as the ultimate symbol of unity, sacrifice, and national pride, any attempt to sully their dignity is an attack not just on individuals, but on the very fabric of the Republic. When that attack comes from a sitting minister of the state Government, it ceases to be a matter of political impropriety and crosses into the territory of constitutional disgrace.
This is precisely what unfolded when Madhya Pradesh cabinet minister Kunwar Vijay Shah made derogatory and inflammatory remarks directed at Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, a decorated officer of the Indian Army. His statement - laced wit...