On March 1, the BJP leader had taken to social media to kick-start a fundraising campaign to help families who lost their loved ones in the Delhi riots, OpIndia has reported.

BJP leader Kapil Mishra, has initiated a fundraising campaign to collect funds for the people who were heavily impacted in the recent anti-Hindu Delhi riots. Reportedly he has managed to collect Rs 1,11,08,060, as per the figures updated on the official website of the fundraising portal Milaap.

Kapil Mishra took to Twitter to reveal that the target of collecting Rs 1 crore for his fundraising campaign, has been achieved. He also mentioned that no more donations after 6 pm today would be accepted.

On March 1, the BJP leader had taken to social media to kick-start a fundraising campaign to help families who lost their loved ones in the Delhi riots. Mishra has set a target of collecting one crore while hashtag over the same #1Crore4DelhiHindu was seen trending on social media with many sharing the screenshots of the donations made.

A total of 15,483 persons made donations for the campaign with various amounts. Film producer Manish Mundra has made the highest donation of Rs 10 lakhs.

As mentioned on the fundraising portal’s website, initially the goal of the campaign was to disburse Rs 15 lakh per affected family. An updated note dated March 16 on the website states that it was revised and now the initial Rs 50 lakhs collected would be transferred to the families of the deceased victims, and the amount collected beyond the Rs 50 lakhs will be distributed among the victims whose homes or businesses were damaged in the riots.

On this note, the leader stated that the campaign and the respective account will be managed by Dharma Kosh, a group of Dharmic volunteers and Kapil Mishra’s team.

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