New Delhi:

In his first direct response to the alleged assault on his get together’s Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal, which has kicked up a political firestorm, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has stated he expects {that a} honest investigation shall be carried out and justice shall be performed. The Aam Aadmi Social gathering chief pressured, nonetheless, that there are two variations of the occasion.

Ms Maliwal has alleged that she was assaulted by Mr Kejriwal’s private assistant, Bibhav Kumar, on the chief minister’s residence on Might 13. The AAP chief claimed Mr Kumar had kicked her within the chest, abdomen and pelvic space and had brutally “dragged her and pulled her shirt up”.

Mr Kumar has been arrested and was despatched to the custody of the Delhi Police until Thursday. 

In an interview with information company PTI, the AAP chief stated the alleged assault is “sub-judice” and him commenting on it may have an effect on the proceedings. “However I count on there shall be a good investigation. Justice ought to be served. There are two variations of the occasion. Police ought to examine each variations pretty and justice ought to be performed,” he stated. 

Hitting again strongly on the chief minister, Ms Maliwal stated it was ironic that the one that had “assassinated her character” and known as her a “BJP agent” was now calling for a free and honest investigation. 

“After unleashing your complete military of leaders and volunteers at me, calling me a BJP agent, assassinating my character, leaking edited movies, sufferer shaming me, roaming round with the accused, letting him re enter the crime scene and tamper evidences and protesting in favour of the accused, the Chief Minister, in whose drawing room I used to be crushed up, has lastly stated that he needs free and honest investigation within the matter,” the MP stated in a submit on X. 

After unleashing your complete military of leaders and volunteers at me, calling me a BJP agent, assassinating my character, leaking edited movies, sufferer shaming me, roaming round with the accused, letting him re enter the crime scene and tamper evidences and protesting in favour of… https://t.co/ybNwRqGq1K

— Swati Maliwal (@SwatiJaiHind) May 22, 2024

“Irony died a thousand deaths. I do not purchase this one bit,” she added.

Political Slugfest

The alleged assault on Ms Maliwal has prompted assaults on the AAP and Mr Kejriwal from the BJP. The get together’s president, JP Nadda, had questioned Mr Kejriwal’s silence on the difficulty and stated that it exhibits his “double character and twin requirements”.

Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena had additionally waded into the row on Tuesday and stated, “I might have anticipated that, a minimum of for the sake of propriety, my chief minister would have come clear, fairly than being evasive and dodgy. His deafening silence speaks volumes of his stance on security of girls.”

This had prompted a powerful response from the Aam Aadmi Social gathering, which stated Mr Saxena’s assertion proves that Ms Maliwal “is working for the BJP”. 

“With the elections on, the BJP is bringing a brand new conspiracy every day, from liquor rip-off to Swati Maliwal to overseas funding. The BJP is dropping badly, so they’re making an attempt to revive their prospects through the use of the Swati Maliwal concern,” the get together stated.