Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said, "Chairman said the insult that happened was caste-based and that farmers were also insulted, but my caste is also always attacked and I don't say anything."
Congress managed to collect 1.45 cr in the first 24 hours of Donate For Desh campaign, out of which Rs 1.38 lakh were donated by party president Mallikarjun Kharge
Objecting to the change, Congress leaders demanded the restoration of Jawaharlal Nehru’s portrait in its original state. The party leaders issued a warning that if the picture is not restored to its original state, Congress MLAs will personally do it themselves.
According to several Twitter users, the failure alludes to the callous or non-serious approach of the party for its own crowdfunding campaign as otherwise, it had enough time and resources to run basic errands.
This is not the first time Congress and AAP have come face-to-face over seat sharing in Punjab. On 12th December, Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring said that his party would contest all 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab.