May 19th 2024.
New Delhi: The recent events involving Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his aide Bibhav Kumar have caused quite a stir in the city. Kumar was arrested in connection with the alleged assault on AAP MP Swati Maliwal at the CM's residence. In response, Kejriwal and other party leaders have announced their plans to go to the BJP headquarters and challenge the Prime Minister to send anyone he wants to jail.
According to the Aam Aadmi Party, Maliwal was blackmailed by the BJP to become a part of a conspiracy against Kejriwal. The party alleges that the BJP wants to send other leaders, such as party MP Raghav Chadha and Delhi ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj, to jail as well. However, the BJP has accused the AAP of victim-shaming and victim-blaming by defending Kumar, who they believe has damaging secrets about Kejriwal.
Kumar was arrested by the Delhi police on Saturday from the CM's residence, on suspicions of tampering with evidence. He was later produced before a magistrate and sent to a five-day police custody. Kejriwal held a press conference where he accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of playing games and targeting AAP leaders, including Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain, and Sanjay Singh. He also declared that he and his fellow AAP members would go to the BJP office the next day to challenge the Prime Minister's actions.
"The AAP is an idea," Kejriwal stated defiantly, "for as many AAP leaders you jail, the country will produce leaders a hundred times more." He believes that the party cannot be crushed by sending its leaders to jail. Maliwal, who had recorded her statement before a magistrate on Friday, alleged that Kumar had attacked her at the CM's residence on May 13. Her medical examination at AIIMS revealed bruises on her leg and cheek.
The police have questioned at least 10 people, including security personnel and staff at the CM's residence, who were present during the alleged assault. They also interrogated Kumar about his visit to the CM's house on Saturday morning, suspecting that he was there to tamper with evidence. AAP leaders Gopal Rai, Sanjay Singh, and Atishi visited Kumar's residence in the evening. During his questioning, Kumar was asked about his whereabouts on the day the FIR was filed against him.
Meanwhile, a city court ruled that Kumar's anticipatory bail plea had become infructuous as he had already been arrested. In a letter to the police, Kumar stated that he was ready to cooperate with their investigation but also requested them to consider his complaint against Maliwal. On Friday, he had filed a police complaint alleging that Maliwal had breached security and created a ruckus at the CM's residence.
AAP leader Atishi argued that if the Delhi police were impartial, they should also register an FIR on Kumar's complaint. She claimed that Maliwal was blackmailed by the BJP to become the face of the conspiracy against Kejriwal. Another purported video of Maliwal surfaced online, showing her being escorted out of the CM's residence by a woman security personnel. In response, Maliwal took to social media to claim that edited videos were being released and that the CCTV footage of the incident had disappeared.
At a later press conference, Atishi accused the city police of intentionally arresting Kumar while his anticipatory bail plea was being heard in court. She believes that this was a part of the BJP's conspiracy to disrupt their election campaign and target Kejriwal. The AAP has accused the BJP of pressuring them to dismiss Maliwal's assault allegations against Kumar and is now questioning her character. Maliwal herself has removed Kejriwal's display picture from her social media handle and criticized the AAP for their "U-turn" on the issue.
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