New Delhi, May 8 -- The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up Madhya Pradesh minister Kunwar Vijay Shah over his remarks against Colonel Sofiya Qureshi during Operation Sindoor, terming them "most unfortunate" and "without remorse", and directed the state government to clear its stand on granting sanction within two weeks.

The court noted that on January 19, it had asked the state to take a call on granting sanction for probing the criminal case against the minister.

The state on Friday informed the court that a decision in this regard is still pending. "What he said was unfortunate. Though I am not defending him, possibly he wanted to praise the officer. This could be a possible view. He could not articulate it properly and for which he la...