Saturday, December 27, 2025
ADVT 
India

Kejriwal asks Omar if AAP could be of more help to Kashmir

Darpan News Desk IANS, 24 Sep, 2014 11:26 AM
  • Kejriwal asks Omar if AAP could be of more help to Kashmir
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal has written to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah asking if his party could be of more help to the flood-affected people of the state besides the donations made by the party's Delhi lawmakers from their area development fund.
 
In a letter dated 22 Sep, the former Delhi chief minister said: "The Aam Aadmi Party MLAs wish to contribute Rs.20 lakh each (total Rs.5.4 crore) from their MLALAD fund toward relief work (in Jammu and Kashmir)."
 
"In addition to this, all four MPs of the Aam Aadmi Party have committed to donate Rs.15 lakh each from their MPLAD fund towards this cause," said the letter written in English.
 
Kejriwal said he has also written a letter to Delhi Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung for the early release of funds.
 
"Please accept this humble contribution from our side. Kindly do let us know if we can be of any more help to our brothers and sisters of Jammu and Kashmir. We hope and pray to god that life resumes its normal course at the earliest."
 
Kejriwal also informed Abdullah that AAP volunteers were working round-the-clock to help the people of Kashmir.

MORE India ARTICLES

Amritsar's Mahabharat: 'Reluctant Contestant' vs 'Outsider'

Amritsar's Mahabharat: 'Reluctant Contestant' vs 'Outsider'
Amritsar is witnessing a political "Mahabharat" as two stalwarts fight it out for this Lok Sabha seat. The unique thing about the election in Amritsar this time is that the two main contestants, Arun Jaitley of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh of the Congress, do not belong to the city.

Amritsar's Mahabharat: 'Reluctant Contestant' vs 'Outsider'

Time to give back to country what I got in life: Nandan Nilekani

Time to give back to country what I got in life: Nandan Nilekani
Indian IT bellwether Infosys' co-founder Nandan Nilekani, who has declared assets worth Rs.7,770 crore ($1.3 billion), said that "it's time to give back to people and the country" what he got in life as he contests the Lok Sabha election.

Time to give back to country what I got in life: Nandan Nilekani

Terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir

Terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir
According to the latest news one person has been repotted to be killed in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir.

Terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir

India among 11 nations formally declared polio-free

India among 11 nations formally declared polio-free
India and 10 other Asian countries were formally declared polio-free by the World Health Organization (WHO) Thursday.

India among 11 nations formally declared polio-free

Rahul promises to create 100 mn jobs

Rahul promises to create 100 mn jobs
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Thursday promised to create "100 million jobs" for the unemployed youth of the northeastern states if his party again comes to power at the centre.

Rahul promises to create 100 mn jobs

NEWSFLASH: Miraculous escape for Haryana governor

NEWSFLASH: Miraculous escape for Haryana governor
Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia had a miraculous escape Thursday when his plane caught fire at the airport here, official sources said.

NEWSFLASH: Miraculous escape for Haryana governor