Gautam Gambhir offers Delhi CM 1000 PPEs, says 'time for talk is over, it's time to act'

BJP MP Gautam Gambhir called out Aam Aadmi Party on Monday as he claimed that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia had made dual claims. Taking to Twitter, Gambhir pointed out at Deputy Chief Minister had earlier stated that re was a short of funds and w Kejriwal has claimed that re is a short of Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs) in national capital. Neverless, former cricketer also anunced that he has procured 1000 PPE kits and is willing to donate m to government. 

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Kejriwal thanks Gambhir, seeks help

After Dy CM Sisodia claimed that re is a short of funds, Gambhir pledged to donate Rs 50 lakhs, taking his total donation to Rs 1 crore. Responding to BJP MP's donation, CM Kejriwal thanked Gambhir and stated that problem is t of money but of availability of PPE kits. CM also requested Gambhir if he could help government purchase PPEs for healthcare workers in Delhi. 

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Kejriwal had earlier accused Centre of t providing Delhi government with even a single PPE kit despite having written to m asking for same, "We are facing a short of PPE kits. We have written to Centre to supply kits, essential for our doctors and nurses. But we haven't received even one PPE kit from Union government so far."

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Sisodia attacks Centre

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday had accused Centre of being unfair to national capital in terms of relief fund allotment that was anunced to combat COVID-19 crisis. Lamenting that Delhi has t received a single penny from total amount of Rs 11,092 crore allotted to all states, Sisodia asked Centre to t play politics at time of national disaster.

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"At this time when country is battling COVID-19, and Delhi Government is working closely with Centre in combating epidemic, it was shocking and painful to see that relief pack of Rs 11,092 cr was t provided to Delhi. I appeal to Centre to t play politics while country is facing a disaster," Manish Sisodia told ANI.