Donate for Desh: Congress raises round ₹1.5 crore in simply someday by crowdfunding, says Ajay Maken
A day after launching its crowdfunding marketing campaign ‘Donate for Desh’ within the nationwide capital, the grand outdated get together collected ₹1.45 crores in a single day with Maharashtra main the highest 5 donor states listing.
In a publish on X (previously Twitter), Kapil Sibal stated that Maharashtra donated ₹30.605 lakh, adopted by Rajasthan with ₹12.981 lakh, Uttar Pradesh with ₹10.898 lakh, Delhi ₹10.589 lakh, and Karnataka ₹10.513 lakh.
The Rajya Sabha MP wrote, “9 AM right now Morning! Whole raised: ₹1.45 Crores! A heartfelt due to all of the donors. Your contributions empower the underprivileged’s voices and strengthen our dedication to an inclusive India.
“Prime Donor States So Far: A Shout-Out! Maharashtra nonetheless leads the pack. Uttar Pradesh jumps to 3rd place, adopted by Delhi. Maharashtra leads with ₹30.605L, Adopted by Rajasthan: ₹12.981L, Uttar Pradesh: ₹10.898L, Delhi: ₹10.589L, Karnataka: ₹10.513L. Hold the momentum going!”
On Monday, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge launched the get together’s crowdfunding marketing campaign ‘Donate for Desh’ within the nationwide capital to boost funds forward of the final election due subsequent yr. He additionally requested individuals to affix the struggle in opposition to unemployment and rising prices.
As a part of the donation, Kharge donated a sum of ₹1,38,000 from his wage to launch the marketing campaign within the presence of get together leaders and common secretaries Ok C Venugopal and Jairam Ramesh and treasurer Ajay Maken.
He talked about that the get together will obtain cash from small donors, including, “In case you preserve working by relying on the wealthy, then tomorrow we must conform to their applications and insurance policies”.
“By ‘Donate for Desh’, we’ll work to take the nation ahead by taking assist from most people. Congress at all times bought assist from most people. Mahatma Gandhi additionally bought Independence for the nation with the assistance of the individuals of the nation,” he stated.
He anticipated that individuals would in a single or two days voluntarily come ahead and donate, he stated.
The Congress stated that the ‘Donate fo Desh’ marketing campaign has been launched because the get together completes 138 years. Occasion chief Ajay Maken stated anybody can contribute to the get together by donating ₹138, 1,380 or 1,38,000, including the donor can select to donate a unique quantity.
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Printed: 19 Dec 2023, 12:26 PM IST
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