AAP woman volunteer seeks public clarification from Kumar Vishwas on ‘illicit relationship'

NEW DELHI: An AAP woman volunteer registered a complaint with the National Commission for Women against party leader Kumar Vishwas and his wife for allegedly defaming her on social media and suggesting an illicit relationship with the party’s prominent UP member. Alarmed by her family’s threat to force her to leave the house, she has sought a public clarification from Vishwas in the form of a media statement about the two not having any relationship as alleged.

“Kumar Vishwas’ wife has alleged that he and I have an illicit relationship and she has also claimed about having caught us in a compromising position. She is illegally raking up my name on social media. Because of these allegations, my private life has been disturbed and I have been asked by my family to leave home despite my desire to be with them,” the AAP woman volunteer has stated in her complaint addressed to NCW. The volunteer added, “I am requesting you to please issue notice to Kumar Vishwas and his wife to clarify through media statements that there is no illicit relationship.”

Stunned by the criticism, AAP leaked an FIR filed by the woman on March 31 against four men who she alleged had been defaming her on social media by posting pictures of her with Vishwas and insinuating an illicit relationship. Speaking with reporters, Vishwas blamed Delhi police for not acting against the four persons named in the FIR. Party spokesperson Sanjay Singh and Vishwas both chose to criticize the news media for “running false or baseless stories against us”. There was no response about the complainant’s demand of a public statement from Vishwas and his wife denying the alleged ‘illicit affair’.