All the legislators of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), including Members of Parliament (MPs) and Ministers, will donate one-month salary for the relief work in flood-ravaged Kerala, where 194 people have died.
Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal had on Friday announced Rs 10 crore relief for the State from the Government.
In a tweet on Saturday, Kejriwal said, “All AAP MlAs, MPs and Ministers (are) donating one month salary for Kerala.” Kejriwal appealed to the public to make donations to the crisis-hit State. The Delhi Chief Minister also spoke to his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan.
“Spoke to Kerala CM. Del govt is making a contribution of Rs 10 cr. I sincerely appeal to everyone to donate generously for our brothers and sisters in Kerala (sic),” Kejriwal had tweeted on Friday.
Saurabh Bharadwaj, MlA of Greater Kailash, committed donation of a total of Rs 53,500 for relief work while MlA of Jangpura Praveen Kumar has asked Delhi Speaker if he could donate Rs 1 crore from MlA local area development fund.
This is the deadliest deluge in Kerala in close to a century, which has claimed 194 lives since August 8. Further, a body blow has been dealt to the scenic state, with its infrastructure, standing crops and tourism facilities severely hit.
The death toll due to the floods across Kerala increased to 180 on Saturday with rescue operations continuing at several locations. Over 3.14 lakh people have been moved to relief camps. The red alert continued in 12 of the 14 districts of the state, except Kasargode and Thiruvananthapuram.