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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal donates Rs 50 thousand to Irom Sharmila's party
Imphal, 19 February 2017 ( Evening News ) : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday donated Rs 50,000 to Irom Sharmila's party Peoples Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRAJA) and also urged the people to donate generously and support her.
"Please donate generously to Irom Sharmila," Kejriwal tweeted.
"I am donating Rs 50,000 as my small contribution to her (Irom Sharmila) and appeal to everyone to support her," he said in another tweet.
Following his footsteps, AAP Punjab MP Bhagwant Mann also announced he would be donating money to Irom Sharmila’s cause. The comedian-turned-politician on Sunday posted on Twitter that he will be donating a month’s salary to the activist. Mann also said that Sharmila
is fighting against injustice in Manipur. “As a member of parliament I am donating my one month salary to Irom Sharmila who is fighting against corrupt system and injustice in Manipur,” he wrote on Twitter.
Sharmila will be fighting against Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh of Congress for the Thoubal Assembly seat. She recently accused the BJP of offering her crores of rupees to contest on a party ticket.