On Thursday Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal expressed her readiness to undergo a polygraph test as she alleged victim shaming by the party.
Maliwal recounted the alleged assault at the Delhi Chief Minister’s residence on May 13. Maliwal hit out at the AAP and Delhi Education Minister Atishi, alleging victim shaming, while drawing parallels with the alleged victim shaming faced by Nirbhaya.
‘I have met Nirbhaya’s mother and she said one thing, which I could never forget in my life. She told me that sometimes I feel like it is good that my daughter is no longer in this world because at least she did not have to go through all the humiliation that exists in this country during the journey towards justice. Nirbhaya was also asked why she chose to go by bus and not take an auto, why she went out at night, why she didn’t go during the day, and who was that boy. So this type of victim shaming happens to every girl and it is not something new’, said Mailwal.
She also questioned the authenticity of the video clips leaked by AAP that purportedly showed Maliwal arguing with the security personnel at the CM’s residence on the date of the alleged assault.
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