NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has strongly condemned the \u2018Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Employment and Livelihood Mission (Gramin)\u2019 (VB-G) law passed by the central government, calling it a \u201cdestructive attack\u201d on states and the poor, similar to demonetisation in 2016.<\/p>\n
Speaking after a Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting, Rahul Gandhi alleged that PM Modi had dismantled the structure of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) by taking a unilateral decision without consultation or proper study. He said MGNREGA was not merely an employment scheme but a development model that was globally acclaimed.<\/p>\n
Rahul Gandhi said the new law amounted to interference in the jurisdiction of states, as the central government was taking away both funds and decision-making powers from them.<\/p>\n
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge announced that the party will launch a nationwide \u2018MGNREGA Bachao\u2019 campaign from January 5 to oppose the move. He echoed concerns that the law undermines federalism and weakens a programme that has played a key role in rural employment and development.<\/p>\n
The Congress said it would continue to raise the issue both inside and outside Parliament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has strongly condemned the \u2018Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Employment and Livelihood Mission (Gramin)\u2019 (VB-G) law passed by the central government, calling it a \u201cdestructive attack\u201d on states and the poor, similar to demonetisation in 2016. Speaking after a Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting, Rahul […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6404,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,37,21],"tags":[12215,12214],"class_list":["post-57783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest","category-national","category-political-news","tag-congress-to-launch-mgnrega-bachao-campaign-from-january-5","tag-rahul-gandhi-slams-vb-g-law"],"yoast_head":"\n