AAP MP assault case: Swati Maliwal says ‘irony died thousand deaths’ as CM Kejriwal calls for fair probe
Swati Maliwal and Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal finally broke silence on the Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal's assault case. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief on Wednesday (May 22) called for a fair investigation and said that there are two versions of the event.
During an interview with news agency PTI, Kejriwal said that the ongoing case is "sub-judice" and commenting on it could affect the proceedings.
"But I expect there will be a fair investigation. Justice should be served. There are two versions of the event. Police should investigate both versions fairly and justice should be done," he added.
Maliwal accused Kejriwal's personal aide, Bibhav Kumar, of assaulting her when she visited the chief minister's residence.
She had filed a first information report (FIR) and Kumar was taken into custody by Delhi Police, but the allegations have triggered a political storm amid elections.
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On being asked whether or not he was present at his official residence at the time of the alleged incident, Kejriwal said he was there but "not present at the scene".
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Maliwal reacted to Kejriwal's comments in the interview. She said, "Irony died a thousand deaths. I don’t buy this one bit."
She wrote on X, "After unleashing the entire army of leaders and volunteers at me, calling me a BJP agent, assassinating my character, leaking edited videos, victim shaming me, roaming around with the accused, letting him re-enter the crime scene and tamper evidence and protesting in favour of the accused, the Chief Minister, in whose drawing-room I was beaten up, has finally said that he wants free and fair investigation in the matter."
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Earlier in the day, Maliwal said on X that she received a call from a "senior leader" from the party. She wrote, "I got a call from a senior leader of the party. He told me how there is a lot of pressure on everyone, they have to speak dirty things against Swati, they have to break her by leaking her personal photos."
(With inputs from agencies)