Harish Rawat asked for financial help for his son's election campaign, gave this reason

Lok Sabha Elections: Virendra Rawat, son of former Chief Minister Harish Rawat, is contesting from Haridwar Lok Sabha seat from Congress. Harish Rawat has appealed to the public for support as well as financial help for his son. Harish Rawat is campaigning day and night among the public to make his son win. He is appealing to the public to vote in support of Congress and his son. Amidst the campaign, the former Chief Minister has appealed to the public to help as per their capacity through QR code.

'I am a partner in the struggle, help me, respect me'

Harish Rawat has also shared the bank account and QR code of Congress candidate and his son Virendra Rawat on his social media account. In a post on social media, Harish Rawat has written that due to freezing of Congress's bank accounts, the party is facing severe shortage of resources. In such a situation, help the Congress candidate in the form of donations to contest the elections along with votes, so that the election campaign does not stop due to lack of funds.

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— Harish Rawat (@harishrawatcmuk) April 9, 2024

He has written on the social media handle We are completely short of resources. If you feel like helping me, please deposit ₹ 100 or more in the election account number - 073821010000105/IFSC - UBIN0907383 and QR code of Mr. Virendra Rawat, Lok Sabha candidate of Haridwar Parliamentary Constituency. Please enter the account number so that our election campaign does not stop due to lack of funds.

Congress workers deposited money in election account

On the appeal of Harish Rawat, many Congress workers have started depositing money in the election account of candidate Virendra Rawat. Congress leader Manoj Saini donated Rs 101 to Virendra Rawat's account and Samarth Aggarwal donated Rs 500 and appealed to everyone to come forward to help the party in its financial crisis.

'Harish Rawat wants to mislead the public by talking emotionally'

At the same time, independent candidate from Haridwar Lok Sabha seat, Umesh Kumar has targeted Harish Rawat for asking for financial help from the public for his son's election campaign. During the road show in Moti Bazaar, Umesh Kumar said that he is also ready to donate money to Harish Rawat, but before that Harish Rawat should give an account of the scams that took place during his tenure as Chief Minister. He said that Harish Rawat wants to mislead the public by talking emotionally, but the public will not fall into his trap.