Shah Faesal launches crowd-funding campaign for ‘clean politics’ in Kashmir

Srinagar, January 23

Former IAS officer Shah Faesal on Wednesday launched a crowd-funding campaign for “clean politics and corruption-free administration” in Jammu and Kashmir.

The 2010-batch topper of the UPSC civil services exam said it was a people’s movement for change.

“Be a part of this journey for clean politics and corruption-free administration in J&K. Support Shah Faesal with your small donations,” he tweeted.

Faesal, who resigned from government service earlier this month, gave a bank account number for contributions and said payments could also be made through e-wallet.

He had said the resignation was to protest “unabated killings in Kashmir, and lack of any sincere reach-out from the Union government”.

While he has made it clear that he would like to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha election, Faesal has not joined any political party so far.

Speculation is rife that he might float a new political outfit. PTI