Claiming that the AAP is bankrupt, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who has drawn much flak for misusing public funds over advertisements, has asked people to donate money to help the party meet its day-to-day expenses.
Kejriwal justified his public appeal, saying that the AAP does not intend to fill its coffers adopting “wrong means” and would like to be steadfast in its vow to practice honest politics. “After Government formation (in Delhi) whatever cash the party had is over. We need money to run the party, for its day to day expenses.
“You may say he’s a strange CM. Asking for money even after becoming the CM. But this is the difference. If I had to earn money using wrong means I could have and there was no need to appeal. But I don’t intend to take that route of corruption,” Kejriwal said.
Incidentally, the AAP faced charges of accepting funds from dubious sources during the heated electoral campaign earlier this year. “The public funded us; we never took any money under the table. We gave a record of every rupee we got,” he said.
Kejriwal urged people to chip in even if the amount is as low as Rs10. “Give us because even your Rs10 would help us practice honest politics.”
Meanwhile, the party will launch a nation-wide fundraising drive called ‘Clean Money, Clean Politics’. Senior party leader Kumar Vishwas will lead the drive.