The row over alleged assault on AAP MP Swati Maliwal came up during the joint press conference of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his INDIA bloc ally Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday. Kejriwal ducked the question and passed the microphone to Akhilesh who said, "There are more important things than this."
AAP MP Sanjay Singh later intervened and expressed the stand of the party on the whole issue.
"The entire country was in pain after seeing what happened in Manipur but PM Modi was silent on the issue. Prajwal Revanna raped thousands of women but PM Modi was asking for votes for Prajwal Revanna. When our wrestlers were protesting at Jantar Mantar, Swati Maliwal who was DCW chief was beaten up by police."
"PM Modi remained silent on these issues. AAP is our family and has given a clear statement. BJP and PM Modi should answer all these issues that I mentioned...Politics should not be done on Swati Maliwal's issue."
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