Delhi Assembly election: Chief Minister Atishi launches crowdfunding campaign
The HinduHighlighting the “honest politics” of the Aam Aadmi Party, Delhi Chief Minister and senior AAP leader Atishi on Sunday launched a crowdfunding campaign to meet her party’s campaign expenses for the Delhi Assembly election scheduled for February 5. With your support, I’ll fight the election from the Kalkaji Assembly constituency,” Ms. Atishi said, addressing a press conference. BJP reacts Responding to the development, Bharatiya Janata Party Delhi president Virendra Sachdeva said that they would soon request the Election Commission of India to legally verify the sources of funds for any candidate claiming to raise money through crowdfunding, ensuring that this information was disclosed to the public before the elections. Mr. Sachdeva said it was “highly suspicious” that first Mr. Sisodia, then Mr. Pathak, and now Ms. Atishi were claiming to raise campaign funds through crowdfunding.