FIR to be filed against BJP Min. Vijay Shah over remarks on Colonel Sophia Qureshi: G Parameshwara
Bengaluru: Karnataka’s Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwara on Thursday said that an FIR will be registered against Madhya Pradesh BJP Minister Vijay Shah for his alleged controversial remarks about Colonel Sophia Qureshi. He also stated that legal proceedings will be reviewed in this regard.
Speaking to reporters in the city on Thursday, he said, “Colonel Sophia Qureshi is the daughter-in-law of Belagavi. I have instructed the Belagavi SP to lodge an FIR against the minister who made controversial statements about Colonel Sophia Qureshi and inform the central government about the action to be taken against him.”
Expressing displeasure over the Minister’s remarks, Parameshwara noted that the BJP leader's statement is not just an insult to Colonel Qureshi, and that it is an insult to the entire country. He said, no one should harbour such a narrow-minded outlook.
Also addressing the issue of pending funds from the union government, Parameshwara said, “However, due to various reasons, the funds have either been delayed or withheld. The Chief Minister has convened a meeting on the matter and has urged state MPs to press the central government for the immediate release of the funds.”
He also announced that the state government will be organizing a large-scale event on May 20 in Hospet, Vijayanagar district. “In this government programme, the Revenue Department will distribute property certificates to over 50,000 beneficiaries. The event will be attended by Lok Sabha Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi, Rajya Sabha Opposition Leader and AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, and senior Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala,” he added.
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Centre spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print media ads for RSS centenary, reveals RTI
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Culture allegedly spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print advertisements marking the 100-year celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), according to a Right to Information (RTI) reply.
The information was sought by RTI activist Ajay Basudev Bose, who filed an application seeking details on expenditure incurred by the ministry for advertisements commemorating the RSS centenary.
Bose shared a picture of the reply from the ministry on his official ‘X’ handle.
“It is informed that an amount of Rs 76,13,129 has been spent on advertisement given in various print media by the Ministry of Culture on the occasion of the completion of 100 years of RSS,” the government’s reply stated.
RTI reply shows Min of Culture Govt of India spent a Whopping Rs 76L,13K,129 on Advertisement in Print Media on occasion of 100 yrs of #RSS
— AJAY Basudev Bose (@AjayBos93388306) April 16, 2026
When Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??@RSSorg… pic.twitter.com/dW4IUtdNCg
Bose questioned the expenditure in the post X, “when Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??”
Reacting to the development, Karnataka’s IT-BT and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge also criticised the spending.
In a post on X, he asked why public money was being used for what he described as a “private ideological project.”
"Modi Sarkar spent Rs 76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS. Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to celebrate their centenary?," he added.
Why is public money being used to serve a private ideological project?
— Priyank Kharge / ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಕ್ ಖರ್ಗೆ (@PriyankKharge) April 16, 2026
Modi Sarkar spent ₹76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS.
Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to… pic.twitter.com/EoZ6Pim3IM
According to reports, the RSS describes itself as a volunteer-based organisation and has stated that it functions as a body of individuals rather than a registered entity.
Founded by Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in 1925, the organisation is marking its centenary year beginning from Vijaydashami in 2025, with the milestone observed on October 2.
