New Delhi: Former Chairperson of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) and Rajya Sabha MP from the Aam Admi Party, Swati Maliwal, is making headlines after the alleged assault by former Personal Secretary of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Bibhav Kumar. Delhi CM’s aide, Bibhav, has been despatched to police custody for 5 days for allegedly assaulting AAP chief Maliwal.
Claiming the incident to be a conspiracy by the Bhartiya Janta Party, the Aam Aadmi Party asserted that Swati is the face and pawn within the plot and termed her a ‘BJP agent’. From her affiliation with the Aam Aadmi Party to changing into an adversary amid allegations, right here’s Swati Maliwal’s political journey.
Swati Maliwal’s Arrival In Politics
Swati Maliwal was elected as a Rajya Sabha MP in January 2024. After the AAP shaped the federal government in Delhi, she was appointed as the top of the Delhi Commission for Women. She was the youngest girl to go the Women’s Commission, on the age of 31. Arvind Kejriwal praised Swati’s tenure within the DCW by calling her ‘Delhi’s Lady Singham’.
Maliwal was born in 1984 in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. Her father is a retired Air Force officer, and her mom is a retired college principal. Swati studied at Amity International School and graduated in IT. However, she left her job to work within the social sector. She joined Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia’s NGO, ‘Parivartan’. During this time, she labored with folks residing in slums. To perceive the lives of individuals residing in slums, she additionally lived within the slums of East Delhi. After that, Swati turned part of the Anna Movement.
During the Anna Movement, Swati met Navin; she received married to him on January 23, 2012. However, Swati and Navin’s marriage lasted solely 8 years. They received divorced in February 2020.
AAP’s Allegations Against Swati
AAP chief Atishi claims that the BJP has been stressed ever since Arvind Kejriwal was launched from jail. In response, the BJP allegedly plotted a conspiracy involving Swati Maliwal. According to Atishi, Maliwal went to the Chief Minister’s residence with out an appointment, aspiring to make accusations in opposition to him. However, since Kejriwal was not there on the time, she left, and after that, allegations had been made in opposition to Bibhav Kumar.
