Security heightened outside the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters in Delhi on May 19 in view of the scheduled protest by Aam Aadmi Party leaders and workers
Swati Maliwal assault case: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, along with other Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders, will lead a march to the BJP headquarters on Sunday (May 19).
AAP convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had earlier alleged that the BJP has initiated ‘Operation Jhaadu’ to crush his party. He said the BJP fears that the AAP could become a tough challenge for the saffron party in future.
Fact Check: A viral video on social media claims it shows Swati Maliwal being assaulted inside the Chief Minister’s residence by Arvind Kejriwal’s personal assistant.
Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday that he will lead the AAP leaders' march towards the BJP headquarters in the national capital in protest against the arrest of its leaders.
A Delhi court sent Arvind Kejriwal's PA Bibhav Kumar to five-day police custody in connection with the Swati Maliwal assault case. The police said in its remand paper that the AAP MP's assault could have been "fatal".
Bibhav Kumar was accused of abusing and beating up Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Swati Maliwal in the drawing room of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's residence. Maliwal in her FIR said that while she waited to meet the CM on May 13, he barged into the room, pounced on her and thrashed her black and blue.
A couple of videos from the chief minister's residence from the day of the incident have surfaced on social media, one showed Maliwal having an argument with security personnel, while the other showed her walking out of the CM's residence in the Civil Lines.
Addressing a public meeting organised by the Congress in Delhi, Rahul Gandhi urged workers of his party and of the Aam Aadmi Party to work together and ensure victory for their alliance on all seven Lok Sabha seats in the national capital.
Arvind Kejriwal, however, didn't utter a word on the ongoing Swati Maliwal fiasco but mentioned that his PA Bibhav Kumar's arrest was politically motivated.
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As part of its probe into the incident, the Delhi Police on Friday took Maliwal to Kejriwal's residence to recreate the crime scene. Her statement was also recorded before a magistrate at the Tis Hazari court.
This comes a day after the AAP released the video of Swati Maliwal sitting in the drawing room of Arvind Kejriwal's CM residence. A CCTV footage has surfaced showing Maliwal leaving Kejriwal's residence.
JP Nadda hit back at AAP stating that the party's credibility has gone down in negative and the BJP has never spoken to Swati Maliwal.
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The police complaint comes as the Delhi Police is hunting Bibhav Kumar after the registration of a case based on Swati Maliwal's statement. Kumar alleged that she intended to harm Kejriwal and also hurled abuses at the PA when he tried to stop her from entering the inner part of the CM residence.
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Video of the incident that has surfaced shows that Kanhaiya Kumar was coming out of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) office when some people came with garlands. They went to garland but attacked him instead.
Swati Maliwal alleged intimidation tactics by unnamed individuals, asserting, "This goon is threatening the party, if I get arrested, I will reveal all the secrets. That is why he is roaming around in Lucknow and everywhere seeking shelter."
On Friday, soon after recording her statement before the magistrate, Swati Maliwal took to social media platform X, saying "the truth will be revealed to everyone as soon as the CCTV footage of the house and the room is checked".
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