Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal on Tuesday sought time from INDIA Bloc leaders to discuss the alleged assault against her by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar. In a letter to INDIA bloc leaders like Rahul Gandhi and Sharad Pawar, Maliwal complained she was subjected to "victim shaming and character assassination" for speaking up against the abuse.

"Instead of finding support, I was confronted with incessant attacks on my character and victim shaming orchestrated by the leaders and volunteers of my own party," she wrote.

Posting the letter addressed to the leaders on X (formerly Twitter), she stated, “For the last 18 years, I have worked on the ground and in 9 years, I have heard 1.7 lakh cases in the Women's Commission. Without fearing anyone and bowing before anyone, I have raised the Women's Commission to a very high position. But it is very sad that first I was beaten badly at the Chief Minister's house, then my character was assassinated.” “Today I have written a letter on this subject to all the big leaders of the INDIA alliance. I have asked for a meeting time with everyone,” she further wrote.

Sharing her distress to Rahul and Pawar, the letter read, “Unfortunately, after becoming a Member of Parliament, I was assaulted by the PA of the Chief Minister of Delhi at his residence on 13 May, 2024. Following this traumatic incident, I took the necessary step of filing a police complaint.”

Maliwal elaborated on how she was faced by incessant attacks on her character by AAP leaders.

“Regrettably, instead of finding support, I was confronted with incessant attacks on my character and victim shaming orchestrated by the leaders and volunteers of my own party.