The former Chhattisgarh CM said Modi should apologise for objectionable comments made by Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay Shah and state deputy chief minister Jagdish Devda following Operation Sindoor.The PM must set an example by ensuring they are sacked from the MP government, Baghel said.Shah made an objectionable remark about army officer Colonel Sofiya Qureshi during his speech at a public function at Mhow near Indore on May 12.An FIR has been registered in the matter and both the Supreme Court and MP High Court have severely admonished Shah.On May 16, Devda claimed armed forces and soldiers of the country were “natmastak” (bowing down with their heads at the feet) in front of PM Modi for giving a befitting reply to terrorists and Pakistan.Baghel also sought to point out similarities between the Pahalgam terror attack and the infamous May 2013 Jhiram valley attack in Chhattisgarh in which Naxalites killed 27 persons, including some prominent Congress leaders.”I remember May 25, 2013. Naxalites attacked Congress leaders, killing former Union minister Vidya Charan Shukla among others after asking their names,” he said.In Pahalgam, terrorists asked victims their religion.Another common thing in both incidents was there was no security at the respective spots, he added.”What is the relation between the two incidents? How they happened calls for pondering,” Baghel said.Speaking at the rally, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said those who played no role in India’s freedom struggle and remained slaves of the British are today claiming that armed forces are bowing at the feet of PM Modi.
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