New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday appealed for donations from the ‘Aam Aadmi’ and said his party does not take funds from big corporates as they ask for undue favours after elections.
Kejriwal asked party supporters to spare time for campaigning in the two states and said that the party works on “common people’s time and money”. “AAP works on common people’s time and money. You have to give both time as well as donations for polls in Punjab and Goa,” he said. In a video message, Mr Kejriwal explained the reason behind not taking donations from the corporates, claiming that they will have to return the favour by doing their “wrong work”.
“We don’t take money from big industrial houses. If we do that, they will come to us after elections and ask us to do their wrong work,” said Mr Kejriwal.
He also claimed that every single penny to his party is scrutinised by the Income-Tax department, a day after the government said political parties will be exempt from paying income tax while depositing old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes. Questioning the Central government’s move, the Delhi chief minister also demanded setting up of a commission to probe the source of funding of political parties.
