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Day after, AAP admits assault on Maliwal

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May 15, 2024

A day after Aam Aadmi Party leader Swati Maliwal accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's private secretary Bibhav Kumar of misbehaving with her, the party sought to limit the damage by admitting the crime, adding stern action would be taken against the accused.

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Day after, AAP admits assault on Maliwal

Swati Maliwal is AAP's Rajya Sabha member and former head of the Delhi Commission for Women. She was assaulted at the chief minister's residence on Monday. Maliwal alerted the police but did not file a formal complaint.

The party took more than 30 hours to react to the controversy that came bang in the middle of the general elections.

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