Solicitor General Tushar Mehta denies meeting Suvendu Adhikari after TMC seeks his removal

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Friday refuted allegations that he met Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari, reported Live Law. Mehta, however, confirmed that Adhikari came to his house but the visit was announced.

The clarification came after Trinamool Congress MPs wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to remove Mehta from the post of solicitor general of India. Citing news reports, the MPs claimed that Adhikari, who is accused in the Narada and Sarada cases, was meeting Mehta, who advises central agencies investigating such cases. They said that the meeting was in direct conflict of interest with the duties of the solicitor general.

Mehta, in a statement, said that when Adhikari came to his residence, he was already attending a meeting. “When my meeting was over and thereafter my PPS [principal private secretary] informed me about his arrival, I requested my PPS to convey Mr Adhikari my inability to meet him and apologise as he had to wait,” the statement said. “Mr Adhikari thanked my PPS and left without insisting to meet me. The question of my meeting with Mr Adhikari, therefore, did not arise.”

We strongly condemn Shri Tushar Mehta’s meeting with Shri @SuvenduWB, who has been accused in various offences that are currently being investigated.

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