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NDTV
3 days ago
- Politics
- NDTV
'Fake News': BJP Says No Plans To Use Op Sindoor Faces For Party Campaign
New Delhi: The BJP on Sunday said that it has no plans to use Col Sofia Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh as party's campaign faces. This came after a media report claimed that Col Qureshi and Wing Commander Singh, who led India's press briefings on Operation Sindoor, will be the faces of an ambitious women-centric campaign to be rolled out by the BJP on the completion of 11 years of the Modi government on June 9. Commenting on the media report on X, BJP IT department head Amit Malviya said, "This is Fake News." The BJP has no plans to use either Col Sofia Qureshi or Wing Commander Vyomika Singh as campaign faces, he asserted. "The comments made by BJP Minority Morcha president Jamal Siddiqui have been misconstrued. He simply made a limited point about highlighting Col Qureshi as an example of an empowered Muslim woman within the community," Malviya said.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
'Fake news': BJP says no plans to use Col Sofia Qureshi, Wing Commander Vyomika Singh as party's campaign faces
The BJP refuted media reports suggesting Col Sofia Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh would be campaign faces for a women-centric initiative marking 11 years of the Modi government. Amit Malviya, BJP IT department head, dismissed the news as fake. He clarified that Jamal Siddiqui's comments were misinterpreted, emphasizing Col Qureshi as an example of an empowered Muslim woman. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads The BJP on Sunday said that it has no plans to use Col Sofia Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh as party's campaign came after a media report claimed that Col Qureshi and Wing Commander Singh, who led India's press briefings on Operation Sindoor, will be the faces of an ambitious women-centric campaign to be rolled out by the BJP on the completion of 11 years of the Modi government on June on the media report on X, BJP IT department head Amit Malviya said, "This is Fake News."The BJP has no plans to use either Col Sofia Qureshi or Wing Commander Vyomika Singh as campaign faces, he asserted."The comments made by BJP Minority Morcha president Jamal Siddiqui have been misconstrued. He simply made a limited point about highlighting Col Qureshi as an example of an empowered Muslim woman within the community," Malviya said.
News18
3 days ago
- Politics
- News18
'Remarks Misconstrued': Malviya Junks Report On BJP Plan To Use Women Military Officers In Campaign
Amit Malviya shared a news report claiming that the BJP was set to use two women military officers as campaign faces. He termed the news report as "fake". Bharatiya Janata Party IT cell chief Amit Malviya on Sunday clarified that the BJP has no plans to use Colonel Sofia Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh – who were the faces of the military during Operation Sindoor briefings – as the party's campaign faces. Malviya flagged a report by Times of India as fake and said that the remarks made by BJP Minority Morcha President, Jamal Siddiqui, were 'misconstrued". What Is The Matter? Times of India reported that the two officers 'will be the faces of an ambitious women-centric campaign scheduled to be rolled out by the BJP on the completion of 11 years of the Narendra Modi-led government on June 9." The news article was headlined 'Col Qureshi, Wg Cdr Vyomika set to be BJP campaign's faces". This is #FakeNews. The BJP has no plans to use either Col Sofia Qureshi or Wing Commander Vyomika Singh as campaign faces. The comments made by BJP Minority Morcha President Jamal Siddiqui have been misconstrued. He simply made a limited point about highlighting Col Qureshi as an… — Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) June 1, 2025 Malviya shared the news story and busted the claims, stating that Siddiqui made a limited point about highlighting Col Qureshi as an example of an empowered Muslim woman. What Did Siddiqui Say? The BJP Minority Front will launch a nationwide campaign aimed at connecting educated Muslim women with the armed forces from June 9. The main goal of the campaign is to encourage Muslim women and girls to think about joining the armed forces, using role models like Sofia Qureshi as inspiration. Siddiqui called her 'a source of pride for both the community and the country." First Published: June 01, 2025, 14:31 IST
The Hindu
19-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Congress seeks action against Madhya Pradesh Minister
The minorities cell of the District Congress Committee in Raichur has submitted a written complaint to the Superintendent of Police, Raichur district, stating that an FIR be registered against Madhya Pradesh Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah for making a derogatory statement against Colonel Sofia Qureshi who briefed the press about the army action during the successful Operation Sindhoor against terror camps in Pakistan. Chairman of the minorities cell Syed Fayazuddin has, in his complaint, stated that the Minister's statement against Ms. Querish is deeply offensive, irresponsible and communally charged. 'The comment by Mr. Shah is not only derogatory but also deliberate and rooted in communal prejudice. Following the statement, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the police to register an FIR against the Minister and take legal action. We will also demand a direction to the police station concerned to register an FIR against the Minister for his derogatory statement against the army officer who is serving the nation bravely,' Mr. Fayazuddin urged.
Scroll.in
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Scroll.in
SC orders SIT probe into BJP MLA's remarks about Colonel Sofia Qureshi, rejects apology
Rejecting the apology by Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay Shah for his remarks purportedly targeting Colonel Sofia Qureshi, the Supreme Court on Monday ordered the formation of a Special Investigation Team to look into the matter, reported Bar and Bench. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh stayed Shah's arrest and ordered him to join the investigation, according to The Indian Express. 'We are constituting a SIT with three IPS [three Indian Police Service] officers and one should be the rank of IG [Inspector General of Police] or DGP [Director General of Police] rank,' Bar and Bench quoted the bench as saying. 'All of them should be [from] outside the state. It is a litmus test and we want the state to submit the SIT report to us. We would like to have a very close watch.' One of the three Indian Police Service officers in the team should be a woman, the bench added. It ordered the director general of police to constitute the SIT by 10 am on Tuesday. The matter pertains to remarks made by the BJP leader at an event in Mahu on May 13. Shah had said that those who had widowed the daughters of India had been taught a lesson by Prime Minister Narendra Modi 'by sending the sister from their own community'. He repeated the remark immediately after saying it the first time. While the BJP leader did not name a person, Opposition parties had alleged that the minister was alluding to Qureshi, one of the official spokespersons during the foreign ministry and defence ministry's media briefings relating to Operation Sindoor. On May 14, the Madhya Pradesh High Court took suo motu cognisance of the matter and ordered the registration of a case against Shah. The High Court also observed that Shah's remarks referred to ' none other but ' Qureshi. The BJP leader subsequently moved the Supreme Court. On May 13, Shah apologised and said that his remark should not be viewed 'in a different context'. 'I want to tell people that my speech is not in that context,' The Indian Express quoted him as saying. ' They are our sisters, and they have taken revenge with great strength along with the armed forces.' Shah had said that he was ready to apologise '10 times' if his remark had hurt 'society and religion'. The minister had also issued a fresh apology the next day, saying that he was 'ashamed and saddened' by his comments. 'Our country's sister Sofia Qureshi ji has worked rising above caste and society while fulfilling her national duty,' he added. During the hearing on Monday, advocate Maninder Singh, representing Shah, told the Supreme Court that he had already publicly apologised for his remarks. 'What kind of apology?' Live Law quoted the bench as saying. 'What is that apology? Sometimes people apologise to wriggle out of legal liabilities. Sometimes crocodile tears. What kind of apology is yours?' Describing the remarks made by Shah as 'crass' and 'completely thoughtless', the bench said that it was not ready to accept his apology. 'What prevented you from making a sincere attempt?' Kant said. 'We don't require your apology. We know how to deal with as per the law…We have rejected your apology…You are not even ready to take responsibility.' The bench said that the entire nation was ashamed of the comments made by Shah, according to Live Law. 'Meanwhile, you think how you will redeem nation is ashamed are a country that firmly believes in rule of law,' Live Law quoted Kant as saying. The Supreme Court also questioned the state government's inaction in the matter, Bar and Bench reported. 'What have you done after registering the FIR [first information report]?' the bench asked. 'Has he [station house officer] examined what kind of offence is made out. What is the status.' The state government should have done something more by now, it added. The Supreme Court is expected to hear the case on May 28, according to The Indian Express. Shah was booked under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India, an act having an adverse effect on mutual harmony between communities and for making statements about a member of a community that adversely affect communal harmony.
