Kejriwal, who is also the AAP national convener, however, asserted that his party could not be crushed by sending its leaders to jail
Hours before his arrest, Kumar had applied for an urgent hearing of his anticipatory bail plea which was permitted by the principal districts and sessions judge and was marked to Judge Tyagi
The AAP national convener made the comments on the day his aide Bibhav Kumar was arrested in connection with the alleged assault on party MP Swati Maliwal
Kejriwal was arrested by the ED on March 21 in connection with a money laundering probe relating to alleged irregularities in the now-cancelled Delhi excise policy 2021-22
She said Maliwal was made the face of this 'conspiracy' by the BJP
Notably, the Vigilance Department had last month terminated the service of Bibhav Kumar, personal assistant (PA) to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, over a pending criminal case
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra expressed solidarity with Maliwal, with the Congress' women leaders in Delhi echoing her
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Earlier on Thursday, the National Commission for Women (NCW) summoned Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar over Maliwal's allegations. His hearing is scheduled for Friday at 11 am
Swati Maliwal case updates: The Delhi police have filed an FIR, naming Bibhav Kumar as an accused, who allegedly slapped Swati Maliwal, hit her on the stomach at the CM's residence on Monday
NCW chief Rekha Sharma said a team of the commission had gone to Kumar's residence on Thursday to serve him a notice but he was not home
The Delhi Police on Thursday registered an FIR in the matter and named Kumar as an accused in the case
Delhi liquor policy scam updates: Enforcement Directorate says it will file the prosecution complaint today, naming the AAP as an accused
In her complaint, Maliwal said that Kumar attacked her with "full force again and again" and allegedly slapped her seven-eight times
He slammed the BJP, accusing it of putting all rival party leaders in jail
In her complaint, Maliwal has alleged she was 'slapped, hit on the stomach, and kicked' by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's PA, Bibhav Kumar
Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal on Thursday repeated his claim that Modi will retire from politics once he attains 75 years of age in 2025
A statement made by a senior Union minister, who was not named during the proceedings, was pointed out by advocate Abhishek Singhvi, who was appearing for Kejriwal
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Sibal's remarks came after Shah, while referring to the interim bail granted by the Supreme Court to Kejriwal, reportedly said many in the country believed he was given special treatment