In Defence of Umar Khalid and Other 'Intellectual Architects'
Harish Khare | 24 September 2025 | The Wire
Just when we thought that the fading and faltering Narendra Modi regime was running out of imagination, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta has surprised us. He made an intriguing addition to our political lexicon when he designated Umar Khalid and others as “intellectual architects” of the 2020 violence in Delhi against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. On September 23, the Solicitor General made this argument before a Supreme Court bench of Justices Arvind Kumar and N.V. Anjaria.
For sheer imagination, the Solicitor General deserves a round of applause….