AAP MP Swati Maliwal was earlier Chairperson of the Delhi Fee for Ladies (File).
New Delhi:
AAP chief Swati Maliwal – on the centre of a harassment row involving celebration boss Arvind Kejriwal‘s aide Bibhav Kumar – has submitted an announcement to Delhi Police, after 4 days of silence over an incident that has triggered a livid political spat between the ruling outfit and the opposition BJP.
The Delhi Police recorded Ms Maliwal’s assertion and have filed a case towards Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav. On Thursday night a two-member police crew – led by Assistant Commissioner of Police PS Kushwaha – met Ms Maliwal, incommunicado for the reason that assault, at her house to hunt particulars and document an announcement. The assembly lasted for 4 hours, officers advised information company PTI.
This was hours after the Nationwide Fee for Ladies issued a summons to Mr Kumar.
The police have registered a First Info Report (FIR) towards Kumar for assault, prison intimidation, and outraging a lady’s modesty below related sections of the Indian Penal Code.
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Swati Maliwal was assaulted by Bibhav Kumar on the Chief Minister’s residence in Delhi’s Civil Strains space on Monday. In accordance with the AAP’s Sanjay Singh – who on Tuesday confirmed the “distressing incident” – she was ready to fulfill the Chief Minister when Mr Kumar “misbehaved” along with her.
Delhi Police confirmed they obtained two calls from an unknown individual inside Arvind Kejriwal’s residence – however from a telephone quantity registered to Ms Maliwal – alerting them to the harassment.
Ms Maliwal later appeared at a police station within the space however left with out submitting a grievance.
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The assault on Ms Maliwal led to the BJP unleashing a flood of counter-attacks on the AAP and Mr Kejriwal, who was launched on bail final week – so he would possibly marketing campaign for his celebration within the ongoing common election – after his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in March within the liquor coverage rip-off.
The BJP has mentioned Mr Kejriwal – who faces contemporary calls for to resign – is shielding his aide. These accusations gathered steam right this moment after he appeared to keep away from reporters’ questions on this subject.
It was Mr Singh – additionally out on bail within the liquor coverage case – who rapidly answered on the Chief Minister’s behalf. The Rajya Sabha MP demanded the BJP reply questions on crimes towards girls in Manipur and allegations of intercourse crimes towards ally and JDS MP Prajwal Revanna.
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On Tuesday Mr Singh referred to as the incident “shameful” and mentioned Arvind Kejriwal had “taken cognisance and referred to as for strictest potential motion” towards his aide. He decried “political video games” and mentioned the celebration stands by Ms Maliwal, whom he referred to as “one of many AAP’s oldest and senior-most leaders”.
#WATCH | Delhi BJP President Virendraa Sachdeva says, “We all know that Vibhav Kumar is Arvind Kejriwal’s affiliate and handles all his work…Who insighted him? Who gave him the instructions? All this ought to be investigated…It could have been higher if Sanjay Singh himself went to… https://t.co/j1M6uh6vDSpic.twitter.com/GnnguiItwR
— ANI (@ANI) Could 14, 2024
Mr Singh’s assertion was attacked swiftly by the BJP. The celebration’s Delhi boss, Virendra Sachdeva, mentioned, “Why had been they silent for 36 hours? The place was the Chief Minister? A Rajya Sabha MP… a lady… was misbehaved with at Mr Kejriwal’s house and you take cognisance solely now?”
The BJP’s Arvinder Singh Pretty, a latest recruit from the Congress, declared, “If Swati Maliwal has been handled like this… it’s condemnable and shameful. Those that speak about ensures can not assure girls’s security in their very own properties. This raises questions on the administration.”
The row over the assault on Ms Maliwal has additionally prompted the AAP’s ally, the Congress, to react.
READ | Priyanka Gandhi’s Guarded Response On Swati Maliwal Assault Case
Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra mentioned “I at all times stand with girls, regardless of which celebration they belong to”, however then left additional motion to be taken to the discretion of the AAP.
The AAP is a part of the Congress-led INDIA opposition bloc, which was fashioned to defeat Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP within the ongoing Lok Sabha election. Delhi’s seven Lok Sabha seats will vote within the fifth part of the election – on Could 25. Within the final election, the BJP received all seven.
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