BJP directs new ‘appointment’ query at Arvind Kejriwal over Swati Maliwal assault

On Tuesday, the Bharatiya Janata Party fired another criticism at Arvind Kejriwal over the alleged assault of AAP MP Swati Maliwal by Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar. The BJP asked Kejriwal how the former chief of the Delhi Commission for Women managed to gain access to his house without an appointment, despite having Z-level security cover.

Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi’s chief minister and national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).(File) Arvind Kejriwal, national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and chief minister of Delhi.The file
In response to the AAP’s claim that Swati Maliwal caused a disturbance by storming into Arvind Kejriwal’s house without an appointment, BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi cast doubt on the veracity of the accusation.

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How did she get inside your house if you didn’t tell her to? No one is allowed entry to the residence of any chief minister unless an appointment has been made beforehand. “You ought to explain how she gained access,” Sudhanshu Trivedi remarked.

It was brought to my attention by Sudhanshu Trivedi that Arvind Kejriwal had the Z-level security cover. After an intruder broke into his house, he pondered what his security guards did.

Having Z-category security, Kejriwal…What would his security team have done in accordance with policy to combat an intruder if she had gained access to his home? According to ANI, the BJP leader stated that after four days, the man had finally filed a trespassing report.

According to Swati Maliwal, Bibhav Kumar, an aide to Arvind Kejriwal, assaulted her in the drawing room of the Delhi chief minister.

But the AAP claims she entered the house intending to hurt Kejriwal, who is currently out on interim bail. She allegedly tried to meet with the chief minister without an appointment and became violent with security officers when they prevented her. The BJP allegedly used an earlier corruption charge as leverage to get Maliwal to initiate a FIR against Bibhav Kumar.

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Sudhanshu Trivedi confronted Kejriwal about Bibhav Kumar’s attendance, asking why the latter was in the chief minister’s residence when he had no official positions in the government.

Bibhav Kumar was inside his home; he does not formally hold any position in the administration or in politics on this particular day. Did he attend any meetings while staying at the chief minister’s mansion? Verify that the appointment for Bibhav Kumar appears in the schedule. What was his purpose in being at CM’s house if there was no appointment?” “I added,” he stated.

Chief ministers, according to Sudhanshu Trivedi, have a calendar that details their activities for the day. He further dared Arvind Kejriwal to publish his official calendar in order to establish that Kejriwal was not at his residence during the incident.

At the same time, Bibhav Kumar would be taken to Mumbai, where he formatted his mobile phone, according to the Delhi police today.