‘Atishi Should Be Ashamed’: Swati Maliwal Again Slams AAP Leader For Celebrating Constituency Win
Hours after Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi held a roadshow in Kalkaji, celebrating her victory over BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri by a margin of 3,521 votes, Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal on Sunday said the former Delhi Chief Minister should be ashamed of herself for celebrating her win while her party lost the election.
“Atishi should be ashamed. Her party has suffered a huge defeat, all their main leaders have lost. Yet, she did a roadshow to celebrate her win and even danced during it. What is she celebrating? Her party’s loss?” Swati Maliwal questioned while talking to reporters.
She also said that she had fought the battle alone. She stated that the past year had been the most difficult year of her life.
“The last year has been the most difficult year of my life. In this entire year, only God has helped us. We have fought this battle alone, and I believe that no matter how big the evil is, or how powerful it is, it ultimately has to bow down to the truth,” Maliwal told media persons.
“Today, it is because of God’s blessings that we are alive and able to fight for the truth. The people in front of us have a lot of power, money, and authority, but I have fought alone. God is with me and will remain with me in the future too. Evil does not have enough power to make the truth bow down,” she said.
Maliwal’s remarks appeared to be a veiled reference to the assault case in which she alleged that AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal’s aide, Bibhav Kumar, had ‘assaulted’ her at the then Chief Minister’s residence.
Also commenting on the Comptroller and Auditor General’s (CAG) report, she said, “The people who came to power to bring the Jan Lokpal did not even implement the existing precedents.”
“The CAG report should be tabled immediately in the Assembly and undergo a strict investigation,” Maliwal added.
Notably, the CAG report revealed a significant revenue loss of Rs 2,026 crore due to irregularities in the Delhi government’s excise policy. The report’s findings stated that there were deviations from the objectives of the policy, a lack of transparency in pricing, and violations in issuing licenses that were not penalised.
Of the losses amounting to Rs 2,026 crore to the state exchequer, Rs 890 crore resulted from the government’s failure to re-tender the surrendered licenses before the policy period concluded, according to the report.
Additionally, the exemptions granted to the zonal licenses led to a loss of Rs 941 crore.
Before speaking to the reporters, Swati Maliwal offered prayers at the Hanuman Temple at Delhi’s Connaught Place.
