Kerala floods: AAP lawmakers, Ministers to donate one day's salaries


New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS): Chief Minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced that all Delhi Ministers, party MLAs and MPs will donate a month's salary to help flood-ravaged Kerala, grappling with its worst floods since 1924.

He also urged the Delhi government employees to donate one day's salary for the humanitarian cause, apart from appealing to the people to donate blankets, clothes and bedsheets.

"All Aam Aadmi Party MLAs and MPs and Ministers will donate one-month salary for Kerala," Kejriwal tweeted.

"I appeal to all employees of the Delhi government to donate at least one day's salary each."

On Friday, Rs 10 crore donation was announced to flood-ravaged Kerala from the Delhi Chief Minister's Relief Fund.

The death toll due to rains and floods in Kerala this monsoon season has gone up to 357. Barring Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Kasargode, the remaining 11 districts of Kerala continued to be on red alert following prediction of more rains. The death toll since August 9 stands at 194.

On Saturday, Kejriwal held a meeting on the issue of extending more financial and other help to Kerala, during which he decided on sending relief material to the southern state.

Resident Commissioner of Kerala, Puneet Kumar, informed Kejriwal during the meeting that the flood situation remained serious and listed out immediate requirement of bottled water, biscuits, dry ration packets, blankets, bedsheets and clothes.

"The office of all Sub-Divisional Magistrates will work as donation centres to enable the Delhi residents to give donations/relief material," Kejriwal said.

The Delhi government will send bottled water, biscuits and dry ration, he added.

Later speaking to the media, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said that the Delhi government will do whatever it can, but urged the people to contribute as well.

"Those desirous can also contribute to the Kerala Chief Minister Distress Relief Fund," he said.

  

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  • G R PRABHUJI, Mangalore

    Sun, Aug 19 2018

    Now he may say that will try to get black money from Swiss bank to help Kerala.

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  • Truth Teller, Karnataka

    Sun, Aug 19 2018

    AAP and Congress have done it! Where is our Nationalist party!? No one talking of donating one day salary!

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sun, Aug 19 2018

    If every Indian contributes Rs. 1 we can collect Rs. 1.32 Billion ...

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  • El En Tea, Mumbai

    Sat, Aug 18 2018

    Well done Aap representives on Humanitarian ground
    GOD bless you all
    How about Loot ne paksh contributions

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  • Swamy, Mangalore

    Sat, Aug 18 2018

    BJP party is doing a great Lip Service to this humanitarian cause while other parties are donating thier salaries and other humanitarian efforts. AAP is the poorest of the poorest political party doing a great job. No monetary aid, no volunteer work not even prayers from BJP party. Nothing in the news.

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  • Karthik Karkera, Maryhill Mangalore

    Sat, Aug 18 2018

    Do you even know who is rescuing people ? The NDRF teams, the navy, airforce army everyone is involved. Now tell me does the Navy , airforce, army and NDRf team come under Pinnaryi Vijayan or Rahul Gandhi? It's a matter of extreme shame that you are playing politics even now.

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  • Jacob Mendonsa, Pernal/Shirva

    Sun, Aug 19 2018

    Kharthic, Indian Army, Navy & Air Force not belonging to any politician. They r meant for protecting the citizens of this country!

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  • Sanjay, Mangalore

    Sun, Aug 19 2018

    It does not come under PM as well.
    Our PM is a watchman who is sleeping and touring only.
    He cannot declare Kerala floods as a national disaster for cheap politics sale.

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  • Srinivas, Bangalore

    Sun, Aug 19 2018

    BJP party should come out from doing religious politics and work for the humanaterian uplifting in the country. Even at this point of natural calamities the party contribution in cash or kind is zero. Hope votors in the country understand the mean politacal mantality of this party and do justice in the next election for a better India to live.

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