BJP's Shivraj slams Kejriwal on Maliwal row, says silence gives impression of 'implicit consent'

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New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal did not hit the streets after the arrests of senior AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain as he has done in the case of Bibhav Kumar, BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, questioning the Delhi CMs silence over the alleged assault of Swati Maliwal by his personal secretary...

The next day, Kejriwal and his party workers and supporters attempted to march to the BJP headquarters to protest the arrests of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders but were stopped by police..

In an interview with ThePrint, Chouhan said, His colleagues, Manish Sisodia, and Satyendar Jain, were also arrested, but Kejriwal came out on the road to protest for his personal secretary, leaving his Rajya Sabha MP (Swati Maliwal to fight the assault case alone)..

Asked why the BJP was attacking Kejriwal when it has been silent in cases of atrocities against women in Manipur, the four-time former Madhya Pradesh CM claimed Maliwals assault is different as it happened in the presence of the Delhi CM...

During the interview, Chouhan, who is contesting the Lok Sabha polls from Madhya Pradeshs Vidisha, also said that the BJP is riding a one-sided wave in this election, and that voters do not only have trust and faith but also devotion towards PM Modi...

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