Bibhav Kumar, who 'assaulted' Swati Maliwal, seen with Arvind Kejriwal in Lucknow

Bibhav Kumar, the personal assistant of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, who allegedly assaulted Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal, was seen with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief in Lucknow on May 15, two days after the incident created a furore.

Senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh, who while acknowledging the incident had said Kejriwal had taken note of Kumar’s “misbehaviour” against Maliwal and ordered stern action, was also seen with the CM’s PA in the picture purportedly taken at the Lucknow airport. A day earlier, Singh had visited Maliwal, who is yet to speak on the incident.

Kejriwal is in Lucknow to drum up support for INDIA bloc candidates and will address a press conference along with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, whose outfit is also a part of the opposition bloc.

The BJP, which held protests against the alleged assault, slammed AAP and Kejriwal, with national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla retweeting the picture.

A senior AAP leader and the former Delhi Commission for Women chief, Maliwal on May 13 made a call to the police control room, alleging that a member of Kejriwal's personal staff had "assaulted' her at the Chief Minister's residence.