New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has claimed to have received donations ranging from Rs 10 to lakhs from rickshaw pullers to traders to NRIs to help it fight the Delhi assembly polls and bring a “corruption-free” administration.
It said it has so far received over Rs 12 crore as donations from cross section of people and most of them are the first time donors to a political party.
The AAP, which aims to collect Rs 20 crore for the upcoming elections, has received over Rs 6.20 crore from donors in India while rest have come from NRIs based in the US, Hong Kong, Canada, Australia, Switzerland, UAE and even
Saudi Arabia.
“We are receiving around Rs 10 lakh per day from all sources, and expect to hit the target Rs 20 crore soon as we still have time before the elections. Also our door-to-door collection programme a hit, as it allows us to establish a connect with people,” an AAP activist said.
