"Sitting on dharna for one such person who misbehaved with woman," Bansuri Swaraj slams Delhi CM

New Delhi [India], May 19 : Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from New Delhi Lok Sabha seat Bansuri Swaraj on Sunday slammed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and said that it is "unfortunate" that the Delhi CM is sitting on a dharna in "favour" of one such person who has "misbehaved" with a woman.
"What an unfortunate thing there was a time when CM Arvind Kejriwal was part of Anna Hazare's movement and he used to claim that he would raise the voice of the people of Delhi. But now he is sitting on a dharna in favour of one such person who has misbehaved with a woman and that woman is not an ordinary woman, she is an MP from his party. I want to ask him what has happened to him," Bansuri said.
Amid the march by AAP over the arrest of CM Kejriwal's former aide in connection with the alleged assault on AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal, Delhi Police detained individuals protesting against the AAP, who were scheduled for a 'Jail Bharo' march towards the BJP headquarters.
The protesters, wearing black caps inscribed with 'Aajan Aadmi Party,' were rounded up and taken away in police vehicles.
Delhi Minister and AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj said that the Delhi Police is involved in the day-to-day conspiracies of the BJP.
"Everyone knows that Bibhav Kumar was in Lucknow with the CM, but Delhi Police planted the news that he is absconding, ten teams have been formed for him... Delhi Police is involved in the day-to-day conspiracies of BJP...Another lie being circulated is that the CCTV camera's footage is missing...CCTV footage of the Chief Minister's residence along with DVR has already been taken by the police...Why Delhi Police is continuously spreading lies?" he said.
Significantly, Kejriwal was earlier granted interim bail by the Supreme Court in connection with a money laundering case linked to the alleged scam with regard to the now-withdrawn excise policy.
The AAP, earlier on Friday, declared a 'Jail Bharo' march to the BJP headquarters in the national capital to protest what they claimed to be arbitrary arrests of its leader at the behest of the Centre.
Earlier, on Saturday, Kejriwal's former PA was arrested in connection with the alleged assault on Maliwal. He was produced before the Tis Hazari Court, which remanded him in police custody for five days.
Arvind Kejriwal, accompanied by senior leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), ahead of a planned march to the BJP headquarters declared that Prime Minister Narendra Modi can send anyone he wishes to jail.
Kejriwal alleged that the BJP considers AAP as a threat and has executed an "Operation Jhaadu" campaign to undermine his party.
"The PM has made up his mind to crush the Aam Aadmi Party," he said, claiming that the operation involves arresting prominent AAP leaders, seizing the party's bank accounts, and shutting down their offices.
Kejriwal released a personalised video after Bibhav's arrest, saying, "You can see how they (BJP) are after the AAP. One after another, they are putting our leaders behind bars. They put me, Manish Sisodia, Satyendra Jain, and Sanjay Singh behind bars. Today, they put my (former) PA in jail. Now they are saying they will put Raghav Chadha, Atishi, and Saurabh Bharadwaj in jail. Perhaps it was our fault that we built schools and mohalla clinics, while also providing electricity for free, which they failed to accomplish. I would like to tell the Prime Minister: you are playing a 'jail ka khel' with us. Tomorrow, I will lead a march to the BJP headquarters along with all my top leaders, MLAs, and MPs at noon. You can put whoever you want in jail," Kejriwal said.
Significantly, the Vigilance Department terminated Bibhav's service as the CM's personal assistant over a pending criminal case.
The BJP, this time, replaced all its candidates for the national capital, barring Manoj Tiwari, the sitting MP from North East Delhi.
The party has also fielded Sahiram Pahalwan from South Delhi and Mahabal Mishra from West Delhi. While Kamaljeet Sehrawat, Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, Harsh Malhotra and Yogendra Chandolia on its tickets for West Delhi, South Delhi, East Delhi and North West Delhi.
Polling for all seven seats in the national capital will be conducted in a single phase on May 25, the sixth or penultimate phase of the ongoing national elections.
The counting of votes for all phases is scheduled for June 4.