Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has claimed that the police will come to interrogate his ”ailing” parents on Thursday.
While he did not specify the reason, it is suspected that police will be visiting his residence in connection with the Swati Maliwal assault case.
Attacking the BJP over the issue, Aam Aadmi Party leaders have questioned the party if they thought Kejriwal’s parents were involved in the alleged assault.
AAP MP Maliwal has alleged that she was “assaulted” by Kejriwal’s personal assistant Bibhav Kumar when she went to meet the chief minister on May 13. The police have registered a case and arrested Kumar.
”Tomorrow, Delhi Police will come to interrogate my old and ailing parents,” he said in a post in Hindi on X.
Later, addressing a press conference, AAP senior leader and Delhi cabinet minister Atishi claimed that ever since Kejriwal has come out on interim bail, ”new conspiracies” are being hatched by the BJP against him.
They now employed a cheap strategy. She asserted, “PM Modi has asked his Delhi Police to investigate Kejriwal’s elderly and sick parents, and the people of Delhi will answer with their votes.”
“I have a question for the BJP and PM. His parents are in their 80s to 85s. Kejriwal’s father needs assistance to walk. His mother recently returned from a protracted stay in the hospital. Does he think they attacked Maliwal? Do they believe that the old people attacked Maliwal, who was shown on camera threatening police officers? Have they stooped to this level that they will carry out atrocities on his parents and target him?” she said.
He accompanied people on their pilgrimage, just like Shravan Kumar. All the old people have blessed him for his service to them. Such horrors are being inflicted upon his parents now. I wish to make an appeal to the elderly, asking them to oppose this cheapskate strategy by voting.
“I would like to inform the PM and the BJP that Kejriwal is more than just the chief minister of Delhi. He is the brother of Delhi women, the son of old folks, and a father figure to the children attending government schools in Delhi. The INDIA alliance will win all seven seats in Delhi, leaving the BJP without a single seat. Delhi residents will reply by casting ballots, she continued.
In response to Maliwal’s reported assault at his official residence, Kejriwal stated on Wednesday that justice ought to be done in the situation and that he anticipates a fair investigation.
The chief minister stated in an interview with PTI that the issue is presently “sub-judice” and that his remarks could have an impact on the proceedings.
In response, Maliwal stated that irony had killed a thousand people and that Kejriwal had at last stated that he desired an impartial and free investigation into the situation.