Nilambur bypoll: Anvar seeks donations for campaign fund
Kozhikode: Former Nilambur MLA and independent candidate PV Anvar, who has declared assets worth Rs 52 crore in his election affidavit, launched a crowd funding campaign seeking donations from voters of Nilambur saying that he was facing a financial crisis.
In a Facebook video posted on Friday, Anvar said that despite owning property worth crores, he was unable to sell even a cent as all his assets were entangled in an "excess land" case.
"I have not done any election preparation due to the financial crunch. I am now launching a crowdfunding initiative and urge everyone to contribute, even Rs 1 or Rs 10 as a token of moral support," he said, adding that donor details would be kept confidential.
Meanwhile, Left councillor in Nilambur municipality and JDS national council member Ismail Eranjikkal joined the All India Trinamool Congress, extending support to independent candidate PV Anvar.
He said that Anvar was the only candidate who was raising the genuine issues of the people of the constituency. Ismail said that he was leaving the JDS as the party was in alliance with BJP at the national level while it was part of the LDF in the state with power minister K Krishnankutty representing the party in the cabinet.
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