‘Overwhelmed up, threatened…’: After becoming a member of BJP, Swati Maliwal recollects 2024 assault at Kejriwal’s home | India Information
NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal on Saturday recalled the alleged assault on her two years in the past as she spoke publicly on the difficulty after becoming a member of the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP). Maliwal claimed that she was ‘intimidated and threatened’ when she tried to file an FIR towards the incident. Chatting with reporters, Maliwal stated, “I’ve left the Aam Aadmi Social gathering and joined the BJP. Since 2006, I’ve been working with Arvind Kejriwal and supported him throughout each agitation. Nonetheless, Arvind Kejriwal had me crushed up by a goon in my very own home. I used to be threatened once I raised my voice towards it, and immense strain was placed on me to withdraw the FIR. For 2 years, I used to be not even given a minute to talk in Parliament.”Her remarks come days after greater than two-thirds of AAP’s Rajya Sabha MPs resigned from the celebration and joined the BJP, with Raghav Chadha main the cut up.Offering particulars of the incident, Maliwal alleged that she was assaulted by a detailed aide of Kejriwal on the chief minister’s residence in 2024 and confronted sustained strain to withdraw her grievance.“I left my house, lived in ‘jhugis’ for seven years, give up my job and supported each motion. However once I tried to file an FIR after being assaulted, I used to be threatened and intimidated. For the previous two years, I’ve been underneath fixed strain to take the case again, however I didn’t bow down,” she stated.She additional added that her resistance led to her being sidelined inside the celebration.“Due to this, I used to be not given even a minute by the celebration within the final two years to current my views in Parliament. That is very shameful. I consider Arvind Kejriwal is extraordinarily anti-women.”
Assault on AAP management, Punjab governance
Maliwal launched a pointy assault on Kejriwal and the AAP management, accusing them of abandoning their founding ideas.“They hold accusing us of betrayal. However what’s betrayal? Betrayal is whenever you fail to face by your core ideas. After we began, he spoke concepts that impressed the nation. However what change has occurred? Solely his life-style and standing have modified,” she stated.Concentrating on the celebration’s functioning in Punjab, she alleged, “AAP is looting Punjab. They don’t see any succesful Punjabi for high positions. The goon who assaulted me was given Z+ safety and made Chief Advisor to Bhagwant Mann.”She additionally claimed that the state authorities was being managed remotely.“In the present day, Punjab has been changed into a private ATM. Unlawful sand mining and drug use are rampant, and all that is taking place with authorities patronage.”
Reward for BJP, PM Modi’s management
Explaining her resolution to change sides, Maliwal stated it was not pushed by compulsion however conviction.“I’m not becoming a member of the BJP out of any compulsion. If that have been the case, I might have joined two years in the past. I’m becoming a member of after cautious thought as a result of I’m deeply influenced by the work of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and need to work underneath his management,” she stated.She added, “In the present day, he’s not solely the most well-liked chief within the nation but in addition some of the revered globally. I attraction to those that need to do constructive politics to hitch the BJP.”
Background: The 2024 assault case
The controversy dates again to Might 2024, when Maliwal alleged that she was assaulted by Bibhav Kumar, a detailed aide to Kejriwal, on the chief minister’s residence in Delhi.In keeping with her grievance, she was slapped a number of occasions and kicked, prompting her to make a PCR name. A proper FIR was later registered by Delhi Police underneath sections associated to assault, felony intimidation and outraging modesty. Kumar was arrested and later granted bail, whereas additionally submitting a counter-complaint accusing Maliwal of unauthorised entry and misconduct.The case triggered a serious political storm, with the AAP alleging that the police was appearing underneath political strain, whereas the BJP accused the celebration of protecting these concerned.
