Congress MLAs, judges to contribute salaries to Uttarakhand

Leader of the Opposition in Madhya Pradesh Assembly Ajay Singh said here today that as per Congress President Sonia Gandhi's directives, Congress MLAs have decided to donate their one month's salary to provide relief to the people of rain-ravaged Uttarakhand.
The announcement comes after a similar initiative by the BJP yesterday.
Meanwhile, judges posted in Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh too have unanimously decided to donate their one day's salary to provide relief to the state.
A total of 44 judges have decided to donate their one day's salary to assist the people of Uttarakhand after a call to this effect by district and session judge H P Singh.

Members of the judiciary in the district have also appealed to their counterparts in the rest of state to take similiar initiatives to help the people of Uttarakhand.