Delhi's Tis Hazari court on Friday recorded the statement of AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal. An FIR has been lodged against Bibhav Kumar and other persons on her complaint.
Amid the ongoing row over the alleged assault of AAP MP Swati Maliwal at Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's residence, the party announced that a press conference will be organised to "bring out the reality" of the issue.
Two days after the alleged assault on AAP RS MP Swati Maliwal, Uttar Pradesh Minister and BJP candidate from Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency Jaiveer Singh condemned the incident and said that it is the BJP's top priority to respect women.
After recording her statement before the magistrate in the national capital's Tis Hazari court Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal came up with a post slamming an anonymous person and referring them as "political hitman" said he has started efforts to save himself.
Union Minister Nirmala Sithraman targeted the Delhi Chief Minister for not breaking his silence on the controversy after Aam Admi Party MP Swati Maliwal said that she was assaulted at the CM's residence by his aide, Bibhav Kumar.
Maliwal has alleged that Kejriwal's Personal Secretary Bibhav Kumar "slapped" her "atleast seven to eight times" while she "continued screaming" and "brutally dragged" her while "kicking" her in her "chest, stomach and pelvis area."
NCW chief Rekha Sharma on Friday said that they have been in contact with Swati Maliwal since the assault incident happened at the residence of Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal and that NCW has asked for an Action Taken Report from the police.
An FIR was registered on Thursday in connection with the assault on Maliwal after she filed a complaint with the Delhi Police against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide, Bibhav Kumar for being assaulted at the Chief Minister's House. Kumar has been named in the FIR.
All CCTV footages related to the incident will be scrutinized by the police, they added. There are eight CCTV cameras installed outside Kejriwal's house.
Launching a scathing attack on the Delhi Chief Minister over AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal's alleged assault, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma asked, "Why is Kejriwal still roaming with Bibhav Kumar and not taking action against him?"