Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2019, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday urged supporters and people, in general, to donate to empower the fund-starved party to contest polls.
It is for the first time that a political party is kangaal (bankrupt) and this is because it runs on public’s funds and does not depend on money from corrupt millionaires, said Kejriwal said while launching the nationwide campaign, “AAP Ka Dhaan, Rashtra ka Nirmaan”, from Talkatora stadium here.
Kejriwal also launched a mobile number -98710 10101- which can be used by people to donate to the party.
Senior leaders like Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, Satyendra Jain, Atishi, N.D. Gupta, Pankaj Gupta and Raghav Chadha were present on the occasion. However, Cabinet Minister Kailash Gahlot, who was raided by the Income Tax department, was missing.
Under the campaign, anyone who supports the AAP's policies can donate a minimum of Rs 100 per month, said Gopal Rai, a cabinet minister in Delhi.
Meanwhile, AAP MLA Sanjay Singh, while addressing the gathering, announced that he will donate Rs 21,000 every month from his salary to the campaign.
"Not just me but my retired father and mother will also donate to the campaign," he said.
Kejriwal also announced that he will donate Rs 10,000 from his monthly salary.
"Apart from me, my family will also donate to the campaign. While my wife will give Rs 5,000 to the campaign, my daughter, who just started working, will donate Rs 5,000 to the drive. My father will give Rs 500 every month," Kejriwal said.
The AAP supremo also urged all the volunteers of the party to donate to the campaign saying that it is "compulsory for the volunteers to donate and nominate five more people".
(With IANS inputs)
