Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP’s) Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s Personal Assistant (PA) of assaulting her on Monday. According to the information, the former Delhi Commission for Women chairperson accused Kejriwal’s PA Vibhav Kumar of beating her inside the Chief Minister’s residence in the national capital. A PCR call was made by Maliwal upon which Delhi Police reached the Chief Minister’s residence.
The Delhi Police responded to two PCR calls allegedly made in the name of Swati Maliwal, claiming she was being assaulted by the Chief Minister’s Personal Secretary at the CM House. However, Maliwal was not present at CM’s residence when the Delhi Police personnel reached there, as per the information.
WHO IS BIBHAV KUMAR, KEJRIWAL’S PERSONNEL SECRETARY?
Notably, Bibhav Kumar recently made the headlines after the Delhi Vigilance Department sacked him from the position of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s personal secretary, citing “illegal appointment.”
Bibhav Kumar was sacked in connection to a 2007 case against him for ‘assault and use of criminal force to obstruct a public servant from doing his duty’.
Meanwhile, in February, Bibhav was also summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the Delhi excise policy case.
BJP HITS OUT AT AAP
Hitting out at AAP over Maliwal’s assault allegation, BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya pointed out that Maliwal maintained silence on party supremo Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest and was not even in India back then.
BJP leader Kapil Mishra also took to X and attacked the AAP asking them to issue a clarification on the matter. “Did Kejriwal’s PA Bibhav beat up Swati Maliwal? Will the Chief Minister’s office give any clarification? May God grant that the news of beating of a female Rajya Sabha MP in the Chief Minister’s house is false,” he said.
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