Party spokesperson Sanjay Singh alleged on Tuesday that AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal was harassed by party chief Arvind Kejriwal’s personal assistant, saying that he “misbehaved” with her at the Chief Minister’s city residence in Delhi. This came a day after unsubstantiated reports claimed that the staffer had beaten her.
Chief Minister Kejriwal, who has been under fire from opponents BJP and on-paper allies Congress since the story broke, “will take strict action,” according to Mr. Singh, who referred to the episode as “highly condemnable.”
An extremely upsetting event happened early yesterday morning. Arvind Kejriwal has scheduled a meeting with Swati Maliwal. As she waited for him in the drawing room, Bibhav Kumar entered and mistreated her. Following this, Ms. Maliwal informed the police of what had occurred by calling them.”
“This is an unacceptable occurrence. Arvind Kejriwal has acknowledged the situation and stated that the harshest measures should be implemented. “Swati Maliwal is one of the party’s oldest and most senior leaders, and he has done great work for the people and country,” Mr. Singh told reporters. We support her and will take Mr. Kejriwal’s directive seriously in handling this matter. Such behavior is not supported by the AAP.”
