Swati Maliwal triggered a fresh round of confrontation on Thursday when she claimed that her office had been locked, her nameplate removed and all her files taken away from her office.
Maliwal had been appointed as DCW chief by the Kejriwal government – an appointment that was struck down by L-G Najeeb Jung since his approval had not been sought on it.
Why has my office been locked and why has my nameplate – and those of other members – been removed from the DCW office? I am not going anywhere...sitting in air conditioned rooms doesn’t give me power. I will work for the cause of women and I will make DCW the strongest in the world. This is not an issue that will scare us or make us appeal to higher authorities. I am here to do serious work... I had incidentally also been trying to meet the Lt Governor for three days on a different matter.
– Swati Maliwal
Maliwal had yesterday posted a tweet claiming that L-G Najeeb Jung had called her to tell her that she should not come to office from today. She claimed that he’d also told her that all her files were being taken back.