"I'm very emotional": Swati Maliwal files nomination for RS polls, expresses gratitude to CM Kejriwal
Jan 08, 2024
New Delhi [India], January 8 : After filing the nominations for the Rajya Sabha elections, former Chairperson of the Delhi Commission for Women and AAP Rajya Sabha candidate Swati Maliwal expressed gratitude to CM Arvind Kejriwal.
Maliwal said that she's very emotional, adding that the agitation that began in 2006 will now go to Parliament.
"I am very emotional. I want to thank Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh. The agitation that began in 2006 will now go to Parliament. I have worked hard at the Delhi Commission for Women. I will miss working in the DCW," the former chairperson of the DCW told ANI.
Meanwhile, jailed AAP MP Sanjay Singh also filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha elections.
Sanjay Singh, a senior Aam Aadmi Party leader, is accused in a money laundering case related to the excise policy case and was arrested on October 4, 2023, by the Enforcement Directorate.
The AAP has decided to nominate Swati Maliwal, former Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief, as its newest Rajya Sabha MP. Senior AAP leader ND Gupta had also been renominated for the second term by the party.
Maliwal resigned from the post of chief of the DCW on Friday after the Aam Adami Party (AAP) nominated her as its candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.
Swati Maliwal is a women's rights activist and the current Chairperson of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW). Before joining DCW, Maliwal worked as the advisor to the Chief Minister of Delhi on public grievances. Maliwal was a core member of the Indian Against Corruption movement.
