Overview
- The Supreme Court-appointed SIT submitted its findings on Vijay Shah’s derogatory remarks about Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and secured an extension of his protection from arrest.
- On May 28, Shah met the family of a woman gang-raped and murdered on May 23 in Harsud, offering a tin roof, ₹60,000 aid and pledging ₹4 lakh under Sambal Yojana along with strict prosecution.
- State Congress leaders condemned his visit for risking the anonymity of the victim’s family and demanded that the Director General of Police file an FIR against the minister.
- Shah had stayed away from public duties for over two weeks, skipping key cabinet meetings and anniversary events, which triggered the opposition’s ‘missing minister’ campaign.
- The BJP central leadership is awaiting the outcome of the Supreme Court hearing in July before deciding on any disciplinary or political action against him.