Delhi Chief Minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said he expects a fair investigation into the alleged assault on the party's Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal by his aide Bibhav Kumar.
Speaking to the news agency PTI, Kejriwal added that the matter is currently "sub-judice" and his comment might affect the proceedings.
"But I expect there will be a fair investigation. Justice should be served. There are two versions of the event. Police should investigate both versions fairly and justice should be done," Kejriwal said while speaking to PTI.
Maliwal has alleged that she was brutally assaulted by Bibhav on May 13, and he did not stop even after she mentioned that she was on her period. After the assault, she claimed her arms were sore and she had difficulty walking.
On being asked whether he was present at his official residence at the time of the incident, the AAP national convener said he was there. "But I was not present at the scene," he said.
Meanwhile, Maliwal has alleged that there is a "lot of pressure" on everyone in the party to malign her.
"Yesterday I got a call from a big leader of the party. They told me how there is a lot of pressure on everyone, they have to say bad things against Swati, they have to break her by leaking her personal photos. It is being said that anyone who supports her will be expelled from the party," the Rajya Sabha MP said in a post on X.
"Someone has got the duty of doing a press conference and someone has got the duty of tweeting. It is someone's duty to call the volunteers sitting in America and get something out against me," she added.
Bibhav Kumar was arrested by the Delhi Police in connection with the matter after registering an FIR against him on the complaint of Maliwal. Later, he was sent to five days of judicial custody on Sunday, May 19.
