Delhi LG VK Saxena (L), Swati Maliwal (C) and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal (R). (Image: PTI)
In the letter, VK Saxena said Swati Maliwal called him and told him about the “intimidation and shaming that she is being subjected to by her own party colleagues”
Hours after Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Tuesday backed AAP MP Swati Maliwal over the latter’s alleged assault at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s house by his close aide, the Aam Aadmi Party has responded saying that LG’s letter in the matter is proof that Maliwal is working for the Bharatiya Janata Party.
AAP’s statement came after Delhi LG supported Maliwal over her alleged assault allegations against Bibhav Kumar and questioned Kejriwal’s silence in the matter. In a statement issued by Delhi’s Raj Niwas, Saxena, who is often criticised by the AAP-led Delhi government, claimed that Maliwal called him and narrated at length “her traumatic experience” out of “sheer anguish”.
Delhi LG Backs Swati Maliwal
In the letter, VK Saxena said Swati Maliwal called him and told him about the “intimidation and shaming that she is being subjected to by her own party colleagues”.
“Yesterday, she called me out of sheer anguish, describing at length her traumatic experience, and the subsequent intimidation and shaming that she is being subjected to by her own colleagues. She also expressed concerns over reported tampering of evidence and coercion against her,” Saxena said in a statement.
“I would have expected that at least for the sake of propriety, my CM would have come clean, rather than being evasive and dodgy. His deafening silence speaks volumes of his stance on safety of women,” he added.
‘Maliwal Working For BJP,’ Alleges AAP
Responding to LG Saxena’s letter backing Maliwal, AAP said that LG’s letter is a proof that “Maliwal is working for BJP”. “BJP is coming up with new conspiracies every day in the elections. BJP is losing and Modi ji’s sinking boat is supported by Swati Maliwal.”
Replying to LG VK Saxena, AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj in a post on X said, “Perhaps you have forgotten, the wrestler daughters who won medals for the country were sitting on a dharna at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. They were sitting in the sun and rain. They had to file an FIR that BJP MP Brij Bhushan had repeatedly sexually exploited them. Then the Delhi Police under you did not even register an FIR. Tell me why it was not registered?”
“The FIR was also registered on the orders of the Supreme Court. But despite the case under Section 354, the BJP MP was not arrested even for a day. Delhi Police is under you, tell me why he was not arrested? Why did you remain silent on the whole issue?” he questioned.
Asking the LK to take a litter peek inside, Bhardwaj added, “Then were you not worried about the international image of Delhi and India? The police under your command brutally beat these daughters at midnight. Tell me what action did you take? The same night Swati Maliwal was also dragged on the road by the police. Tell me what action did you take?”
Swayi Maliwal Assault Case
Swati Maliwal on May 13 accused Bibhav Kumar, Kejriwal’s close aide, of repeatedly slapping and kicking her in the drawing room of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence. She further claimed that Kejriwal was inside her house when she was allegedly being assaulted by Bibhav.
Meanwhile, AAP has refuted Maliwal’s claims and supported Bibhav Kumar, claiming that the former Delhi Commission For Women chief barged into the Chief Minister’s house without “prior appointment”.
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