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Swati Maliwal slams AAP over ‘BJP conspiracy face’ charge: ‘To protect a goon…’
Swati Maliwal row: Delhi minister Atishi said allegations of assault by the AAP MP are ‘baseless’ and she was threatening police officials at the residence
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Swati Maliwal on Friday hit back at her own party after Delhi minister Atishi accused her of being the face of a ‘Bharatiya Janata Party conspiracy' against Arvind Kejriwal.
“The leaders who joined the party yesterday dubbed a party worker active for 20 years as a BJP agent. Two days ago, the party had accepted the truth in a press conference and now a U-turn,” Maliwal posted on social platform X.
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“This goon is threatening the party, saying that I will expose the secrets if arrested. He is roaming around under full protection. Under pressure from him, the party accepted defeat. To save a goon, the party questioned my character. I have been fighting alone for the women of this country, and will continue to do so. You are free to assassinate my character, truth will come out eventually,” Maliwal added.
Maliwal's rebuttal comes after the AAP called the former Delhi women's panel chief as the ‘face and pawn’ of a BJP conspiracy against the Delhi chief minister.
"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 at a presser.
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On the video that went viral on Friday, showing Maliwal arguing with the staff at Kejriwal's residence, Atishi said the footage suggested that accusations made by Maliwal are false and she can be seen threatening police officials at the residence.
"After that, Swati Maliwal accused Bibhav Kumar. In her complaint to the police, she said she was assaulted. The video which has come out today shows her sitting comfortably in the drawing room (of the CM house) and threatening the police officials. She was also seen threatening Bibhav Kumar and using abusive language in the video. Neither her clothes were torn nor any injury on her head can be seen in the video," the minister added.
(With ANI inputs)
