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Reports about Kumar Vishwas despicable, says Kejriwal
Reports about Kumar Vishwas despicable, says Kejriwal
New Delhi, May 5 Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday
described as "despicable" personal attacks mounted on his party
colleague Kumar Vishwas, saying the AAP will no more respond on the issue.
He told the media that the Aam Aadmi Party would prefer to be silent as
families of party leaders were being targeted in the name of politics.
"You may have a fight against us, against our political stand. Do not drag
our families and children into this. I am extremely disappointed over all
this," he said.
"Some media houses are trying to malign us. We have decided to keep quiet
now and will not respond any more. We will answer your questions if you ask
about our governance or our work.
"The way Kumar Vishwas and his family were targeted by the media, I think
it was despicable."
A young AAP woman activist went public here saying her life was in ruins
because Kumar Vishwas was refusing to publicly deny "rumours" of
their alleged affair.
She has taken the matter to the Delhi Commission for Women, which has issued
notices to Kumar Vishwas.
Kejriwal said the issue had hit Kumar Vishwas' family hard.
"Vishwas' family is under depression. His daughter is being asked in
school what relations her father has (with this woman)," the AAP leader
said.
"Kumar Vishwas and the girl, both have said there was nothing between them
and that the rumours were baseless, yet the media is reporting without any
proof," Kejriwal said.