Overview

• Opposition Congress MLAs stormed the well during Question Hour and forced an adjournment by demanding Minister Vijay Shah’s resignation over his remarks.
• A Supreme Court bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi branded Shah’s online apology inadequate and directed a special investigation team to submit its report on hate-speech charges by August 13.
• Shah’s derogatory comments targeting Colonel Sofia Qureshi were caught on a widely circulated video, leading the Madhya Pradesh High Court to order an FIR under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita’s hate-speech provisions.
• The Supreme Court’s interim order grants it exclusive jurisdiction over the case and shields Shah from arrest until the SIT concludes its probe.
• Heated exchanges between BJP and Congress legislators underscored deepening political tensions over communal harmony and ministerial accountability in Madhya Pradesh.