IAS officer Smita Bharadwaj, who's married to TV serial Mahabharat famous person Nitish Bharadwaj, has called her husband's claims of harassment "fake, malicious, and without any facts."Currently, keeping the placement of additional chief secretary for meals, civil resources, patron affairs, sports activities, and youth affairs is Smita Bharadwaj. In addition, she is chairperson of the State Civil Supplies Corporation and the MP Warehousing and Logistics Corporation.Officer Smita Bharadwaj told the popular news portal that her husband wanted her to end the task, and when she refused, he filed for divorce. "Nitish wanted me to cease my task. When I did no longer agree, he requested for a divorce. And, once I got equipped for divorce, he asked for cash for consent divorce, which I denied. And then he started out gambling a sufferer card."

Notably, a few days in the past, Nitish Bharadwaj, an actor who portrayed Lord Krishna inside the hit display Mahabharat, accused his spouse of stopping him from assembly their children. The IAS professional insisted that the daddy has continually had unlimited get right of entry to to peer the children in the course of visits when requested for similarly info. However, he has continually obstructed such get admission to by his movements.

She delivered that on February 17, 2024, Nitish Bharadwaj met the youngsters after first seeing them in Pune on January 2, 2024."On February 13, 2024, Nitish Bharadwaj purposely averted meeting kids. And an afternoon later on Feb 14, he held a press conference, alleging I changed into no longer letting him to satisfy the youngsters, with out even considering the effect at the youngsters. On Saturday, 17th February, 2024, Nitish met his daughters at our house within the presence of circle of relatives pals in addition to the police officer. The go to lasted for approximately 30 minutes, at the stop of which the daughters have been left in tears."

Smita recalled the previous incidents and remarked, "Since birth, the daddy has supplied zero monetary contribution in the direction of the cost of bringing up kids. Neither he has ever paid the faculty costs nor furnished any maintenance quantity to aid them, regardless of the felony obligation."

She brought that the case continues to be pending in courtroom. "My daughters are greater than my lifestyles. And I will protect them till my last breath at any price."