Had CM not been busy, Swati Maliwal might have accused Kejriwal instead of Bibhav Kumar, claims Atishi

AAP leader Atishi on Saturday claimed that Swati Maliwal is facing charges and potential arrest in an illegal recruitment case registered by the ACB and has been made the face of a conspiracy by the BJP. She further added that if CM Arvind Kejriwal had not been busy when Maliwal visited him, she might have accused him instead of Bibhav Kumar in the assault case.

The AAP leader added that if the Delhi Police were impartial, they should register a case based on Delhi CM's aide Bibhav Kumar's complaint against MP Swati Maliwal.

Atishi alleged that Maliwal went to the chief minister's official residence on Monday without an appointment.


"Why did she barge inside? Why did she land up at the chief minister's residence without an appointment? Arvind Kejriwal was busy that day and did not meet her. If he had met her that day, the allegations levelled against Bibhav Kumar could have been levelled against him," Atishi said.

She said Maliwal was made the face of this "conspiracy" by the BJP.

Targeting BJP, the AAP leader said, "The BJP has a pattern. First they file cases and then threaten to send leaders to jail. Swati Maliwal is facing charges in an illegal recruitment case registered by the Anti-Corruption Branch. An FIR has been registered in the case and it is at a stage where she could be arrested.

"The BJP blackmailed Maliwal and made her the face of this conspiracy," the AAP leader charged.

Maliwal has alleged that Kumar assaulted her at Kejriwal's official residence on Monday, slapping and kicking her in the chest and abdomen, charges rejected as "baseless" by the party.

In the meantime, another video allegedly depicting Maliwal from the day of the incident has emerged online. The footage shows a female security personnel holding Maliwal by her arm as she is escorted out of Kejriwal's residence. Upon exiting through the main gate, Maliwal appears to free her arm from the security personnel's grasp.

As part of its probe into the incident, the Delhi Police on Friday took Maliwal to Kejriwal's residence to recreate the crime scene.

Swati Maliwal assault case
AAP MP Swati Maliwal has accused Bibhav Kumar of assaulting her at Kejriwal's official residence on Monday, alleging that he slapped and kicked her in the chest and abdomen. The party has dismissed these charges as "baseless."

In response, the Delhi Police registered an FIR on Thursday regarding the alleged assault on Maliwal and named Kumar as a suspect.