'Not giving clean chit to anyone ... CM Kejriwal was at home': Swati Maliwal on assault
'Not giving clean chit to anyone ... CM Kejriwal was at home': Swati Maliwal on assault
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal on Thursday recounted her ordeal of May 13, stating that she was assaulted by Bibhav Kumar, personal aide of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.
In an exclusive interview with ANI, Maliwal described the incident in detail.
"On May 13 at around 9 am in the morning, I went to meet Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at his residence. The staff asked me to sit in the drawing room and told her that Arvind Kejriwal ji was at home and he was coming here to meet me. After that the PA of Arvind Kejriwal ji Bibhav Kumar came in a state of aggression and I asked 'Kya Hua Kejriwalji aa rahe hai. Kya hogya?' I said this much, after which he slapped me. He (Bibhav Kumar) slapped me 7 to 8 times. When I tried to push him, he held my legs and mujhe ghaseet diya. Ensuring that my head bumped into the center table. I fell to the floor and he (Bibhav) started beating me with his legs. I was screaming and begging for help but no one came there," Maliwal said.
Maliwal stated that she is unsure whether the assault was carried out on someone's instructions or if Bibhav acted on his own accord, emphasizing that this is a matter of investigation.
She expressed her cooperation with the Delhi Police and clarified that she is not giving anyone a clean chit, as the incident occurred while she was in the drawing room and Arvind Kejriwal was at home.
"Everything is a matter of investigation. I am very cooperative with the Delhi Police. I am not giving anyone the clean chit. Because the fact is I was in the drawing room and Arvind Kejriwal was at home and I was beaten up very badly. I was literally screaming very badly but no one came to help to out. I never thought what will happen to me and my career. What will they do with me? I just thought that 'Jo cheez maine saari mahilao ko bola hai ki hamesha sach ke saath khade raho, aap sachi sachi complain karo and jo bhi aapke sath kuch galat hua hai toh uske liye jarur lado, toh aaj mai kaise nhi ladh sakti,' she said with tears in her eyes.
Maliwal has accused Bibhav of assaulting her at the CM's residence.
Meanwhile, Bibhav has also lodged a counter-complaint against Maliwal, accusing her of gaining unauthorised entry into the CM's residence and verbally abusing him.
A case has been filed against Bibhav, and a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed to investigate the matter based on Maliwal's complaint.
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