AAP Asks Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal To Resign Over Her Remarks On Atishi

Swati Maliwal claimed that Atishi will only be a dummy CM. (Image/PTI)

Reacting to Atishi holding the CM post, Swati Maliwal called it an "unfortunate day" for Delhi

AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal has been asked to resign by the party following her remarks on Atishi, who has been named the new Chief Minister of Delhi. Atishi was named as the new CM of Delhi in a legislative party meeting chaired by Arvind Kejriwal earlier in the day.

Reacting to Atishi holding the CM post, Swati Maliwal called it an “unfortunate day” for Delhi. She alleged that Atishi’s family fought a long battle to save terrorist Afzal Guru from the death penalty. Maliwal further claimed that Atishi will only be a “dummy CM”.

“This is an extremely unfortunate day for Delhi. A woman like Atishi is going to become the CM of Delhi, whose own family fought a long battle to save terrorist Afzal Guru from death penalty. Her parents wrote mercy petitions to the President several times, that he is innocent, that he should not be hanged, that he is a victim of political conspiracy. How wrong is this? Today, Atishi will become the CM but we all know that she will be only a “dummy CM”. Still, this is a major issue because she will be the CM and this matter is directly linked to the security of the country as well as Delhi. God save the people of Delhi from such a CM,” Maliwal said.

AAP Reacts To Swati Maliwal’s Comments On Atishi

Senior AAP leader and MLA Dilip Pandey accused Swati Maliwal of “reading out the BJP’s script despite being sent to the Parliament by the AAP”.

“Swati Maliwal takes the Rajya Sabha ticket from AAP but takes the script to react from BJP. If she has even a little shame, she should resign as a Rajya Sabha MP and choose the path to Rajya Sabha on a BJP ticket. If she wants to be in Rajya Sabha, she should get a ticket from BJP,” the AAP leader said.