Maliwal 'Assault': BJP Accuses Kejriwal Of Protecting Aide, Shares Their Image At Lucknow Airport | ABP News

Amid the fierce political showdown with the ruling Aam Aadmi Party over the alleged assault on Rajya Sabha MP and former DCW chairperson Swati Maliwal, BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala and Kapil Mishra claimed on Thursday that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was shielding his assistant Bibhav Kumar, the accused in the case.

It was alleged that CM Kejriwal's aide assaulted the former chairperson of the Delhi Commission for Women at the former's residence. After initially reserving silence in the matter, the AAP owned up to the incident, with senior party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh saying that the CM had taken due cognisance of the incident and strict action would follow.