Swati Maliwal has alleged that she was assaulted by a member of Arvind Kejriwal’s workers
New Delhi:
Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had a guarded response to a query on the row surrounding the alleged assault of Aam Aadmi Social gathering (AAP) MP and former chairperson of Delhi Fee for Girls Swati Maliwal that has put the Arvind Kejriwal-led occasion in a spot.
Ms Maliwal, a Rajya Sabha member, was allegedly assaulted by Bibhav Kumar, Mr Kejriwal’s private assistant, on the Delhi Chief Minister’s residence Monday morning. She is but to file a criticism. AAP MP Sanjay Singh has instructed the media that Bibhav Kumar “misbehaved” with Ms Maliwal, who went to the Chief Minister’s residence to fulfill him. He added that the Chief Minister had taken word and “strictest” motion can be taken within the matter.
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In the present day, a Delhi Police workforce comprising three IPS officers visited Ms Maliwal’s Delhi residence.
When information company ANI requested Ms Gandhi Vadra in regards to the matter regarding its ally AAP, she replied, “There are two points right here. If any atrocity occurs to any girl wherever, we stand with the lady. I at all times stand with ladies – regardless of which occasion they belong to. And, AAP will talk about it amongst themselves and take a call. It’s as much as them.” Ms Gandhi Vadra is in Raebareli to marketing campaign for her brother and Congress candidate Rahul Gandhi for the Might 20 election.
As soon as bitter rivals, AAP and Congress have now joined forces below the INDIA Opposition bloc to tackle the ruling BJP within the ongoing Lok Sabha polls. AAP and Congress have an alliance in Delhi, the place the BJP has been profitable all seven Lok Sabha seats over the previous two elections. The 2 allies are, nonetheless, on reverse sides in Punjab, the place AAP is in energy and Congress is the primary opposition.
With the polls within the nationwide capital due on Might 25, the BJP has gone all-out towards AAP within the alleged assault case. The BJP’s cost additionally comes towards the backdrop of Mr Kejriwal’s launch on interim bail, following which the AAP chief has launched scathing assaults on BJP.
Actually, Mr Kejriwal confronted questions on the Swati Maliwal case as we speak at a press convention with Samajwadi Social gathering chief Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow. When a journalist requested him in regards to the matter, Mr Yadav mentioned there are extra vital points to be mentioned.
Later, AAP MP Sanjay Singh, seated subsequent to the Delhi Chief Minister, responded to the query. “The entire nation is upset {that a} Kargil hero’s spouse was stripped and paraded in Manipur, scores of girls had been tortured, however the Prime Minister is silent. Hundreds of girls had been raped by (JDS MP) Prajwal Revanna, and the Prime Minister seeks votes for him. The BJP helps him flee the nation. When our wrestler daughters had been preventing for justice at Jantar Mantar, it was Swati Maliwal, then Chairperson of (Delhi) Girls’s Fee, who went to assist them and was dragged and crushed by the police,” Mr Singh mentioned.
The Rajya Sabha MP mentioned Aam Aadmi Social gathering is a household. “The occasion has made its stance clear, and I would like the Prime Minister and the BJP to answer all the problems I’ve raised. Please do not play political video games on this,” he mentioned.
Desirous to nook AAP over the problem, the BJP has questioned Mr Kejriwal’s silence on the problem. “She is the chief of the opposition occasion, however BJP is preventing to make sure that she will get justice. Arvind Kejriwal ought to reply, if you’re a coward CM and can’t converse a single phrase, then it’s best to resign as a result of the ladies of the nation are offended and feeling insulted and solely Arvind Kejriwal is liable for this,” occasion spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia has mentioned.
