'Will the real Swati Maliwal please stand up?', BJP, Cong allege DCW chief's sexual assault claim fake

DCW chief Swati Maliwal has come under attack by BJP and the Congress after she said she was sexually assaulted by her father in her childhood.

On Sunday, Congress leader Radhika Khera shared the screenshot of an old tweet by Swati Maliwal which spoke about her father, alleging that the revelation of sexual assault was made because of the upcoming Haryana assembly elections this year.

Attacking the DCW chief over the tweet, BJP leader Priti Gandhi wrote, 'In 2016, Swati Maliwal was a proud daughter of an Army man and in 2023, her father was a sexual assaulter. Will the real Swati Maliwal please stand up?'

Former DCW chairperson Barkha Shukla also condemned Swati Maliwal's accusation against her father and said she probably has lost her mental balance, ANI reported.

Earlier on saturday, Maliwal said she was sexually assaulted by her father in her childhood and that the trauma gave her the strength to fight for the rights of women and children.

Speaking to reporters after the DCW International Women's Day Awards ceremony in New Delhi, Maliwal said she faced abuse till the time she was in Class 4.

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