On Sunday, Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi and AAP National Convenor, led a march towards the BJP headquarters in Delhi to protest the arrest of his personal assistant, Bibhav Kumar, in connection with the Swati Maliwal alleged assault case. Kejriwal announced their intention to sit outside the BJP headquarters for approximately thirty minutes, waiting to see if more AAP leaders would be arrested.
Despite the protest taking place near Rouse Avenue, the AAP leaders were unable to proceed towards the BJP headquarters.
During the protest, Atishi, a Delhi minister and AAP leader, claimed that the BJP and Prime Minister Modi were intimidated by Arvind Kejriwal, pointing to the arrests of AAP leaders as evidence. Atishi suggested that Kejriwal’s call to arrest all AAP leaders went unanswered, portraying it as a defeat for PM Modi and the BJP.
The arrest of Bibhav Kumar stemmed from an incident where he allegedly assaulted Swati Maliwal, an AAP Rajya Sabha member, at Kejriwal’s residence on May 13. Initially acknowledging Kumar’s misconduct, the AAP later labeled the episode as a “conspiracy” orchestrated by the BJP and the former Delhi Commission for Women chief to target Kejriwal. The party released two CCTV footage clips to support its claims, which the BJP dismissed.
Meanwhile, Maliwal’s medical report from her examination at AIIMS on Thursday night revealed injuries to her left leg and right cheek. The medico-legal case (MLC) report indicated bruises measuring 3×2 centimeters on her “proximal left leg dorsal aspect” and another measuring 2×2 centimeters on her “right cheek below her right eye.”