"What secrets does Bibhav Kumar hold that Kejriwal silent on Swati Maliwal assault case?" asks BJP's Poonawalla

Poonawalla said, "In the last 10 days, you must have seen the modern-day 'Droupadi ka chirharan'. And this happened inside the residence of Arvind Kejriwal which is now called 'Shoshan-mahal'. The party which claimed to have been born out of the Nirbhaya movement (2012), now stands with Bibhav Kumar who has serious allegations against him. The incident was confirmed by Sanjay Singh who is another AAP MP. What secrets does Bibhav Kumar hold which has caused not just Arvind Kejriwal but the whole INDI alliance to stay silent on the issue?"

"INDI alliance have called it the internal matter of the party. The way in which Congress has treated its women members like Deepa Dubey and Radhika Khera, they themselves tell that how vulnerable they are inside Congress party office. Is Congress quiet on this matter because they do not want to be answerable to Radhika Khera and Deepa Dubey? Till how long will they engage in whataboutery and not ask any question to CM Kejriwal on Swati Maliwal issue," he added.

Earlier BJP leader Radhika Khera had claimed that Chhattisgarh Congress' Sushil Anand Shukha misbehaved and abused her, adding that no action was taken by the party leaders when she was in the Congress.

Notably, in an exclusive interview with ANI, Swati Maliwal asserted that Bibhav Kumar is a very "influential and powerful man" in the AAP.

Calling Bibhav Kumar "raazdaar" (the one who keeps secret) of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Swati Maliwal alleged that the personal aide of Delhi CM Bibhav Kumar is not an "ordinary personal assistant" adding that the entire party is "afraid" of him.

"I have known Bibhav Kumar since 2006. Arvind Kejriwal 'ke sabse bade raazdaar, sabse karibi aadmi iss waqt Bibhav Kumar hain.' He is not an ordinary PA. If you see his house, his house is so luxurious, he has been given such a house, even no minister has got such a house in Delhi, so he is very influential and at present, he is a powerful man in the entire party and the entire party is afraid of him. Earlier also there was an assault case on him. There is a message at the party 'agar Bibhav naraj hogya aapse toh fir aap khatam ho party main," Maliwal said.

Maliwal lodged a complaint with the Delhi police against Delhi CM's aide Bibhav Kumar on May 14, a day after the alleged assault took place. A day later, Bibhav Kumar lodged a counter-complaint with the police, accusing Maliwal of gaining 'unauthorised entry' into the CM's Civil Lines residence and 'verbally abusing' him.

A case was filed against Bibhav Kumar and a Special Investigation Team (SIT) was formed to investigate the case based on Maliwal's complaint. Bibhav was arrested by the Delhi Police on Sunday, May 19 (ANI)