Overview

• Amit Malviya called recent reports that the BJP planned to feature Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh in a campaign “fake news.”
• Malviya said Jamal Siddiqui’s remarks were misconstrued and only intended to highlight Colonel Qureshi as an empowered Muslim woman.
• The BJP Minority Morcha will launch chaupals from June 9 at sites including Shaheen Bagh to encourage Muslim women to join the NCC and armed forces.
• Colonel Qureshi and Wing Commander Singh rose to prominence by leading press briefings on Operation Sindoor, India’s response to the Pahalgam terror attack.
• This clarification follows legal scrutiny after Madhya Pradesh Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah’s derogatory remarks against Colonel Qureshi, which drew Supreme Court criticism and an FIR.