Dimapur, July 5 (MExN): The Rising People’s Party on Tuesday said that the crowd-funding campaign it launched in September 2021 to fund the 396-km foothill road or ‘Trans-Nagaland Expressway’ has raised Rs 2, 08,100.
“Out of the total amount, MILAAP deducted 4% as service fee and the balance amount with the party is Rs 1,96,638.40,” the party informed in a press release. MILAAP is an online crowd-funding agency through which the crowd-funding campaign was initiated.
While the target was to raise Rs 10 crore in 100 days to “spur the completion of the Foothill road left abandoned by the state government,” the RPP maintained that the event was an “overall success since the campaign managed to wake up the pretending-to-sleep UDA Coalition government.”
In this connection, it further informed that the party met “some high officials of the state PWD at Kohima to hand over the money. However, the officials pleaded the department’s inability to accept the amount on technical grounds, and the same was reiterated some days later by the department – after apparent consultation with the state government, perhaps.”
“It’s now amply clear that the UDA coalition is not going to accept public contribution,” it added.
In this scenario, the RPP, while thanking each and every individual who contributed towards the campaign, sought the opinion of the Naga public as to what should be done with the money.
“All opinions are eagerly solicited and the same may be given within a week by either mailing us at risingpeoplesparty@gmail.com or by WhatsApp text at the given numbers 9856311798/7005633696,” the release stated, adding: “In the meantime, pending public opinion the party will not take any further steps.”
