India News | AAP, Congress Are Both Anti-women Parties: BJP Leader Radhika Khera on Swati Maliwal Assault Case
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. BJP leader Radhika Khera on Friday criticised the Aam Aadmi Party over the Swati Maliwal assault case, calling both AAP and Congress anti-women parties.
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): BJP leader Radhika Khera on Friday criticised the Aam Aadmi Party over the Swati Maliwal assault case, calling both the AAP and Congress anti-women parties.
She questioned how Arvind Kejriwal could seek votes in the name of women's safety when even his own party's MP isn't safe in the CM's office.
"AAP and Congress, both of these parties are anti-women parties. If such a big incident has happened and Sanjay Singh himself has accepted it, FIR has been lodged then why that Bibhav Kumar roaming around with Arvind Kejriwal? If his very own party's Rajya Sabha MP isn't safe in the CM's office, how can he seek votes in the name of women's safety? If her party's spokesperson isn't safe in Congress' office, how can Priyanka Gandhi Vadra can say 'ladki hun lad sakti hun'?" she told ANI.
Rejecting the allegations made by its party's Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal in the assault case, Aam Aadmi Party on Friday said that Maliwal was sent to the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence by Bharatiya Janata Party as a part of a conspiracy so that "false accusations" can be levelled against AAP chief.
Addressing a press conference, Delhi Minister Atishi called Swati Maliwal the "face and pawn" of BJP's conspiracy. Senior AAP leader said that Arvind Kejriwal got saved from this conspiracy as he was not present at the CM's residence when the incident occurred.
"Ever since Arvind Kejriwal has got bail, the BJP is rattled. Due to this, the BJP hatched a conspiracy, under which Swati Maliwal was sent to Arvind Kejriwal's house on the morning of May 13. Swati Maliwal was the face and pawn of this conspiracy. She went there unannounced without an appointment. They intended to accuse the CM but the CM was not there at that time and he got saved," Atishi said.
Delhi's Tis Hazari court on Friday recorded the statement of AAP Rajya Sabha MP in the assault case. An FIR has been lodged against Bibhav Kumar and other persons on her complaint.
Delhi Police filed an FIR in the case based on the complaint of Swati Maliwal and the details of the FIR have revealed shocking details.
In her complaint, Maliwal has alleged that Kejriwal's personal Secretary Bibhav Kumar "slapped" her "at least seven to eight times" while she "continued screaming" and "brutally dragged" her while "kicking" her in her "chest, stomach and pelvis area."
The FIR was filed under IPC Sections 308 (Attempt to commit culpable homicide), 341 (Punishment for wrongful restraint), 354B (Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe), 506 (Punishment for criminal intimidation), and 509 (Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman). (ANI)
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