Congress on Saturday launched a 'Donate for Nyay' crowdfunding campaign to support the ongoing Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. Contributors will receive a letter signed by Rahul Gandhi or merchandise as a token of appreciation for their donation.
Congress treasurer Ajay Maken, alongside Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh, unveiled the campaign at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi. Maken emphasised that the purpose of this initiative, along with the party's previous 'Donate for Desh' crowdfunding campaign, is not solely to raise funds but also to inspire party workers.
Under the party's 'Donate for Nyay' campaign, any person who donates Rs 670 or more will get a T-shirt signed by Rahul Gandhi as a gift, Maken said.
"Those who donate Rs 67,000 or more will get a 'Nyay Kit' which will contain a T-shirt, bag, band, badge, and sticker," he said.
"For anything that one donates, he or she will get a letter signed by Rahul ji and a certificate of donation," said Maken, flanked by Ramesh, joint treasurer Vijay Inder Singla and Congress minority cell head Imran Pratapgarhi. He said that under the party's 'Donate for Desh' crowdfunding campaign launched on December 18 last year, Rs 20 crore has been collected.
Within two hours of launching the 'Donate for Nyay' campaign, Rs 2 crore had been collected, the Congress treasurer said.
Asked about funds collected through the crowdfunding campaign being lower than expectations, Maken said, "We can't contest elections by raising money through our workers. If someone thinks we will get all our funding for the elections through this crowdfunding, he is wrong and this is something we did not intend."
"You cannot undermine the efforts of 3 lakh Congress people who have given money. The idea is not to get money, the idea is to motivate the workers. Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra will be going through one part of the country. The rest of the party workers in other parts will be able to participate by giving Rs 67," he said.
So, it is a political platform and not a money generation programme, Maken stressed.
The yatra led by Rahul Gandhi has scheduled a two-day hiatus from January 26 to 27 and will resume from Jalpaiguri in West Bengal on Sunday. It is anticipated to reach Bihar on January 29 and then return to West Bengal via Malda on January 31. Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra spans over 6,700 kilometers from Manipur to Mumbai.
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