Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 27: After the appeal of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi to the countrymen to donate into the PM CARES Fund to fight out the Corona from the country, Jammu & Kashmir Unit of BJP contributed Rs 3 crore in PM CARES Fund during last one month of lockdown.
Earlier on April 10th, BJP contributed Rs one crore in PM CARES Fund and on April 20 the party again contributed another Rs one crore to the Fund through State Bank of India (SBI) and on April 27 it contributed another Rs one crore by handing over the cheques worth Rs 50 lakh to the Chairman J&K Bank, R K Chhibber and Rs 50 lakh donated online by BJP workers and supporters to the PM Cares Fund.
BJP president, Ravinder Raina along with party general secretary (Org.), Ashok Kaul and another general secretary, Dr. Devindar Kumar Manyal handed over the cheques of worth Rs. 50 lakh to the R K Chhibber, Chairman J&K Bank, Zonal Headquarter, Bahu Plaza Jammu.
These donations have been received from the former BJP MLAs, MLCs, BJP J&K office bearers, district presidents, district office bearers, Mandal presidents, Mandal office bearers, J&K Government employees, businessmen and common citizens including students, men, women and children.
Ravinder Raina, on the occasion, said that Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has made a fervent appeal to the whole nation in this regard and BJP national president, JP Nadda had also directed all the party workers to donate as well as actively promote common masses to donate liberally to the PM CARES Fund to help in the fight against Corona pandemic.
Appreciating the role of J&K Bank, Raina said that the bank employees have worked all day and night and ensured all banking services to the customers in the time of crisis and he called the J&K Bank employees as Corona warriors and applauded their services to the motherland.
J&K Bank Chairman, R K Chhibber complimented the J&K BJP Unit for supporting the nation at the time of crisis and also made an appeal to the citizens to contribute generously in PM Cares Fund and J&K Relief Fund.