AAP leader Kumar Vishwas AAP leader Kumar Vishwas

Mallika Sarabhai Mallika Sarabhai

A day after party colleague Mallika Sarabhai slammed him, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kumar Vishwas on Tuesday hit back questioning her contribution during various protests in Delhi in the recent past.Asking the danseuse- cum- activist to restrain from making statement against him, the satirist- turned- politician said, " Where was Mallika when I was fighting with the police after the rape of Gudiya, a minor girl, in Delhi in April? The police were beating me.Where was she when I was raising a movement against the coal scam? She should look at herself before questioning me on any issue." Quoting an old video footage in which the AAP leader was heard saying that Modi is " a Shiva who is cleaning the world of poison", the danseuse, who joined AAP less than a week ago, questioned the ideology of Vishwas." I believe that AAP is a party where there is transparency and each individual has the right to question another individual? if Kumar admits that those are his own views." Sarabhai had also said that Vishwas comes across as sexist and anti- gay, and has an anti- minority point of view, and at the same time praises Modi.Replying to her charges, Vishwas also claimed that Sarabhai was never interested in fighting for any cause and is not answerable to each of the AAP members, " She is among those one crore people who are joining the AAP. I don't need to react over the views of one crore individuals about me." Earlier, while replying to a question whether his party was in favour of taking the support of the BJP, even though the Congress was supporting AAP in Delhi, he said, " We don't mind taking issue based support from any party.Our issue is cheap electricity and free water. Those who are willing to support these issues can be acceptable." While explaining why he has decided to challenge Congress vice- president in his Lok Sabha constituency, he said, " I want to destroy the arrogance of Rahul Gandhi. Indira Gandhi was equally arrogant till 1980. But she improved when Raj Narain defeated her in Rae Bareli.