To raise funds ahead of the general election due next year, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge launched the party’s crowdfunding campaign ‘Donate for Desh’ in the national capital and asked people to join the fight against unemployment and rising costs.
As part of the donation, Kharge donated a sum of ₹1,38,000 from his salary to launch the campaign in the presence of party leaders and general secretaries K C Venugopal and Jairam Ramesh and treasurer Ajay Maken.
“It is a very happy day that our party leaders have prepared an App. I feel this is the first time that the Congress is seeking the help of common people to build the country,” he told reporters after the launch.
Kharge mentioned that the party will receive money from small donors, adding, “If you keep working by depending on the rich, then tomorrow we would have to agree to their programmes and policies”.
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“Through ‘Donate for Desh’, we will work to take the country forward by taking help from the general public. Congress always got help from the general public. Mahatma Gandhi also got Independence for the country with the help of the people of the country,” he said.
He expected that people would in one or two days voluntarily come forward and donate, he said.
“We will collect donations from common people and join them in this fight. We can assure people that there is only one party which is fighting for the poor,” he said.
In a post on X, the Congress said, “Beyond a campaign, it’s a commitment to champion the rights of marginalized communities, bridge disparities, and stand as a formidable opposition against a government favouring the affluent”.
“Join us in the fight against unprecedented unemployment and rising costs. Stand with the Indian National Congress as it strides beyond its 138th year, stronger and more determined than ever. Be a Changemaker, Contribute,” the party said.
The Congress said that the ‘Donate fo Desh’ campaign has been launched as the party completes 138 years. Party leader Ajay Maken said anyone can contribute to the party by donating ₹138, 1,380 or 1,38,000, adding the donor can choose to donate a different amount.
Earlier, KC Venugopal, Congress general secretary, said to the media that the campaign is inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s historic ‘Tilak Swaraj Fund’, which was launched in 1920-21.
Appealing to the people to donate so they can make a better India, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took to X and wrote, “You and I together will make a better India.”
The Congress party in India has launched a crowdfunding campaign called “Donate for Desh” to raise funds ahead of the general election next year. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge donated ₹1,38,000 from his salary to kickstart the campaign. Kharge stated that this is the first time the Congress party is seeking help from the common people to build the country and emphasized the importance of not depending on the rich for funding. The party aims to receive donations from small donors and work towards the progress of the country with the help of the general public. The campaign is seen as a commitment to champion the rights of marginalized communities and bridge disparities. The Congress party has completed 138 years, and anyone can contribute to the campaign by donating ₹138, 1,380, or 1,38,000. The campaign is inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s historic ‘Tilak Swaraj Fund’. Rahul Gandhi, Congress leader, appealed to the people to donate for a better India.
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