Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the 2024 elections, Congress launched a ‘Donate for Desh’ crowdfunding campaign for fund collection in Odisha on Monday. The campaign is part of the nationwide drive launched by the grand old party.
While party president Mallikarjun Kharge flagged off the campaign in New Delhi, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) chief Sarat Pattanayak appealed to the people of the state to support the drive.
Stating that the drive will continue till December 28 to mark the 138th foundation day of the party, Pattanayai said the party has asked for donations that are a minimum of Rs 138 or multiples like Rs 1,380 or Rs 13,800 and so on from those who are 18 years and older.
Once someone makes a payment, they will get a certificate signed by the Congress president.
As part of the campaign, the party will receive money from small donors, he said. This is the first time that the Congress is seeking the help of common people to build the country.
All state units have been asked to raise awareness through press conferences and social media. Party workers and volunteers have been given a target to reach at least ten houses in every booth for contributions of Rs 138 and above. The campaign is said to be inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s Tilak Swaraj Fund in 1920-21.
The PCC chief said that the Congress is already working for the interests of the poor, Scheduled Castes, backwards and they have been helping us in the past too. “Through ‘Donate for Desh’, we will work to take the country forward by taking help from general public. The Congress always got help from general public. Mahatma Gandhi also got Independence for the country with the help of people of the country,” he said.
People will in one or two days voluntarily come forward and donate, he said. “We will collect donation 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.
