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NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal connected Saturday recalled the alleged battle connected her 2 years agone arsenic she spoke publically connected the contented aft joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Maliwal claimed that she was 'intimidated and threatened' erstwhile she tried to record an FIR against the incident. Speaking to reporters, Maliwal said, “I person near the Aam Aadmi Party and joined the BJP. Since 2006, I person been moving with Arvind Kejriwal and supported him during each agitation. However, Arvind Kejriwal had maine beaten up by a goon successful my ain house. I was threatened erstwhile I raised my dependable against it, and immense unit was enactment connected maine to retreat the FIR. For 2 years, I was not adjacent fixed a infinitesimal to talk successful Parliament.”
Her remarks travel days aft much than two-thirds of AAP’s Rajya Sabha MPs resigned from the enactment and joined the BJP, with Raghav Chadha starring the split.Providing details of the incident, Maliwal alleged that she was assaulted by a adjacent adjutant of Kejriwal astatine the main minister’s residence successful 2024 and faced sustained unit to retreat her complaint.“I near my home, lived successful ‘jhugis’ for 7 years, discontinue my occupation and supported each movement. But erstwhile I tried to record an FIR aft being assaulted, I was threatened and intimidated. For the past 2 years, I person been nether changeless unit to instrumentality the lawsuit back, but I did not bow down,” she said.
She further added that her absorption led to her being sidelined wrong the party.“Because of this, I was not fixed adjacent a infinitesimal by the enactment successful the past 2 years to contiguous my views successful Parliament. This is precise shameful. I judge Arvind Kejriwal is highly anti-women.”
Attack connected AAP leadership, Punjab governance
Maliwal launched a crisp onslaught connected Kejriwal and the AAP leadership, accusing them of abandoning their founding principles.“They support accusing america of betrayal. But what is betrayal? Betrayal is erstwhile you neglect to basal by your halfway principles.
When we started, helium spoke ideas that inspired the country. But what alteration has happened? Only his manner and presumption person changed,” she said.Targeting the party’s functioning successful Punjab, she alleged, “AAP is looting Punjab. They don’t spot immoderate susceptible Punjabi for apical positions. The goon who assaulted maine was fixed Z+ information and made Chief Advisor to Bhagwant Mann.”She besides claimed that the authorities authorities was being controlled remotely.“Today, Punjab has been turned into a idiosyncratic ATM. Illegal soil mining and cause usage are rampant, and each this is happening with authorities patronage.”
Praise for BJP, PM Modi's leadership
Explaining her determination to power sides, Maliwal said it was not driven by compulsion but conviction.“I americium not joining the BJP retired of immoderate compulsion. If that were the case, I would person joined 2 years ago. I americium joining aft cautious thought due to the fact that I americium profoundly influenced by the enactment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and privation to enactment nether his leadership,” she said.She added, “Today, helium is not lone the astir fashionable person successful the state but besides 1 of the astir respected globally. I entreaty to those who privation to bash constructive authorities to articulation the BJP.”
Background: The 2024 battle case
The contention dates backmost to May 2024, erstwhile Maliwal alleged that she was assaulted by Bibhav Kumar, a adjacent adjutant to Kejriwal, astatine the main minister’s residence successful Delhi.According to her complaint, she was slapped aggregate times and kicked, prompting her to marque a PCR call. A ceremonial FIR was aboriginal registered by Delhi Police nether sections related to assault, transgression intimidation and outraging modesty. Kumar was arrested and aboriginal granted bail, portion besides filing a counter-complaint accusing Maliwal of unauthorised introduction and misconduct.The lawsuit triggered a large governmental storm, with the AAP alleging that the constabulary was acting nether governmental pressure, portion the BJP accused the enactment of shielding those involved.
