AAP’s Rajya Sabha member and former chairperson of the Delhi Commission for Women Swati Maliwal claimed that she was assaulted at Arvind Kejriwal's residence by his close aide Bibhav Kumar. The Delhi Police received two PCR calls at 9 am from the house of the Chief Minister. The caller said she was Swati Maliwal and Kejriwal’s PA Bibhav Kumar assaulted her. However, the Delhi police said that Mailwal has not filed any official complaint in the matter.
"We received a PCR call at 9:34 AM wherein the caller said that she has been assaulted inside the CM residence. Accordingly, local police responded to the call, and SHO and the local police reached the spot. After some time, MP Swati Maliwal came to police station civil lines. She left the police station without giving any complaint. In this matter, no complaint has been received till now," DCP (North) Manoj Meena said.
#WATCH | Delhi: DCP (North) Manoj Meena says, "We received a PCR call at 9:34 AM wherein the caller said that she has been assaulted inside the CM residence. Accordingly, local police responded to the call, and SHO and the local police reached the spot. After some time, MP Swati… pic.twitter.com/KJHWtq5iLC
— ANI (@ANI) May 13, 2024
According to the Delhi Police, Maliwal made a PCR call twice from the CM's residence alleging that she was 'assaulted' by Kejriwal's assistant Bibhav Kumar. Acting on Maliwal's complaint over the phone, a Delhi Police team reached the CM's residence but did not find her there. Special Commissioner of Police, Law and Order, Ravindra Singh Yadav said that Swati Maliwal made her first call around 9:30 am from inside the CM's residence. She made another call after one hour and made the same claim.
Who Is Bibhav Kumar:
Bibhav Kumar garnered attention recently when the Delhi Vigilance Department dismissed him from the role of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's secretary, citing an ‘illegal appointment.’ This action was taken in connection to a 2007 case against him for 'assault and use of criminal force to obstruct a public servant from doing his duty.' Additionally, in February, Bibhav was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) concerning the Delhi excise policy case.
BJP Attacks Arvind Kejriwal:
BJP leader and party's New Delhi Lok Sabha Seat candidate Bansuri Swaraj condemned the alleged incident and asked the Delhi CM how he would protect the women of the national capital if their party MP was not safe in his presence.
"If it is true that after getting instigated by Arvind Kejriwal, his OSD has beaten up and misbehaved with one of their party MP Swati Maliwal, in the presence of the Delhi CM, then the BJP strongly condemns this. It is shameful and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal needs to answer that if their party MP is not safe in his presence, then how will he protect the women of Delhi?" Bansuri Swaraj said.
#WATCH | Delhi: BJP candidate from New Delhi, Bansuri Swaraj says, "If it is true that after getting instigated by Arvind Kejriwal, his OSD has beaten up and misbehaved with one of their party MP Swati Maliwal in the presence of Delhi CM, then BJP strongly condemns this. It is… pic.twitter.com/Ecth28QrjT
— ANI (@ANI) May 13, 2024
Bansuri Swaraj termed the alleged incident as "shameful" and said that the BJP strongly condemns this incident. "We got shameful news today that, after getting instigated by Arvind Kejriwal, his OSD has beaten and misbehaved with one of their party's MP Swati Maliwal. She also made a call to the Delhi Police and complaint regarding the same. The incident took place in the presence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at his residence. The BJP strongly condemns this incident," she said.
Meanwhile, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said that it is very clear that 'Nari Shakti' is not safe in AAP. "If the former DCW chief and Rajya Sabha MP (Swati Maliwal) is not safe in the CM house, then the question is if she was beaten up by the family or party, PA or someone else...A few other people from the family seem to be joining politics in the time to come, so will this tension keep escalating when Arvind Kejriwal goes back to jail on 2nd June...It is clear that not everything is fine in AAP," he said.
#WATCH | Union Minister Anurag Thakur says, "It is very clear that 'Nari Shakti' is not safe in AAP. If the former DCW chief and Rajya Sabha MP (Swati Maliwal) is not safe in the CM house, then the question is if she was beaten up by the family or party, PA or someone else...A… pic.twitter.com/x5xZH9P1XM
— ANI (@ANI) May 13, 2024