Kiren Rijiju donates one-month salary for fight against COVID-19 pandemic

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday donated his one month salary over and above Prime Minister Narendra Modi's directive to all BJP MPs to contribute Rs one crore from MPL funds in country's fight against COVID-19 pandemic.

"PM Narendra Modi ji anunced #PMCares Fund to strengn disaster manment capacities and to encour research on protecting citizens. It accepts micro-donations too. Let us contribute to make India healthier and more prosperous for our future generations. I've donated my one month salary," Rijiju wrote on his Facebook p.

"Also keeping in touch with District ministration and authorized my dal DC to use my MPL funds to purchase emergency medical kits to fight #COVID-19."

country is under a 21-day lockdown to contain spre of dely virus that has claimed more than 30,000 lives globally. In India, 19 people have succumbed to disease.