Congress to collect funds for welfare of Mumbaikars: Nirupam

The Mumbai Congress will launch a mass contact campaign to collect funds which will be used for the people of the metropolis, party's city unit president Sanjay Nirupam said Thursday.

He said an aggressive election campaign mounted by Congress president Rahul Gandhi had propelled the party to power in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.

Speaking about 'Jan Sampark Abhiyaan', Nirupam said, "Every booth across the city has been given 22,000 coupons in the form of Rs 100, Rs 500 and Rs 1,000.

"Congress workers will undertakedoor-to-door campaign to raise funds for the party. We request Mumbaikars to help the party raise maximum funds which will be in turn used for the people of the city in the long run."
Speaking about the yatra, Nirupam said, "The BJP is trying to undo the work done by the Congress party in the past 70 years, but they won't succeed."