Overview
- The BJP will hold a communication training camp in Bhopal in June to improve public speaking and avoid gaffes among its Madhya Pradesh leaders.
- The party asserts the camp was pre-planned and not linked to recent controversies involving remarks about Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and the armed forces.
- Madhya Pradesh High Court ordered an FIR against Tribal Affairs Minister Vijay Shah for calling Col. Qureshi a 'sister of terrorists' during a public speech.
- Deputy CM Jagdish Devda and MLA Narendra Prajapati also faced criticism for statements about the armed forces and the UN's role in the India-Pakistan ceasefire.
- Operation Sindoor, launched in response to the April 22 Pahalgam attack, concluded with a ceasefire on May 10 after precision strikes and counter-attacks.