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Karnataka: Congress holds 'Lok bhavan chalo' protest in Bengaluru over VB-
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
The VB-G RAM G Act was passed in the Winter Session of the Parliament in 2025 and replaces the 100-day employment guarantee with a 125-day guarantee. However, the Opposition has criticised the legislation for removing Mahatma Gandhi's name and for removing the 60:40 share of funds between
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"BJP is a proponent of Godse's ideology...": Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Tiwari's remarks come amid nationwide protests led by the Congress against the repeal of MGNREGA, a program that was aimed at providing minimum wage employment and financial protection to rural citizens. Rahul Gandhi had accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of attempting to "centralise po
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Maharashtra: CPI(M) marches in Palghar, warns escalation to Mumbai over MG
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
The protestors restarted their march today from Manor in Palghar. They plan to hold an indefinite sit-in protest at the Palghar Collectorate to demand forest and land rights, the restoration of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), and the repeal of the new
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"He will lead ground-level protests against VB-G RAM G Act": Manickam Tago
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Tagore said, "This MGNREGA Act, which was withdrawn in the parliament in the previous winter session, we opposed it. Undemocratically, it was passed. It has become a program that will take away people's right to work. We will go among the people. We will agitate. We are v
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"On 27th, we will gherao BJP office or Raj Bhavan": DK Shivakumar on MGNRE
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday outlined a comprehensive plan to oppose the proposed changes to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), asserting that the Congress would take the issue to the streets and the grassroots level across th
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VB-G RAM JI to revitalise Himachal's villages, 125-day employment guarante
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
Addressing a state-level workshop on the VB-G Ram Ji, she praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership. She said the NDA government, led by PM Modi, has launched a visionary, transparent rural development initiative.
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"BJP killed MGNREGA scheme which helped rural development:" DK Shivakumar
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday slammed the BJP for allegedly killing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme, which guaranteed 100 days of unskilled wage work per financial year to rural households, to enhance livelihood securi
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Anti-people Modi govt looking to help corporates instead of the poor: Cong
Updated : 2 months ago IST
"MNREGA was introduced to ensure the right to work. The law brought by Manmohan Singh was meant to fill the stomachs of the poor. They are trying to strike at a law that helps the poor," Kharge said in Bengaluru.
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Congress protests VB-G RAM G scheme, Pramod Tiwari says 'BJP murdered Gand
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The remarks came amid protests by Congress workers across Uttar Pradesh against the repeal of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and its replacement with the VB-G RAM G scheme. On Sunday, Congress workers staged a protest under the banner 'MGNREGA Bachao
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Govt has once again killed Gandhi: Congress leader Pramod Tiwari on MGNREG
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Congress leader Pramod Tiwari on Sunday slammed the Centre's move to rename and restructure the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), stating that the government had "once again 'killed' Gandhi" ideologically after introducing legislation to replace it.
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GST compensation must continue, MGNREGA changes unfeasible: Kerala FM KN B
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal on Saturday said that the state government has urged the Centre to continue Goods and Services Tax (GST) compensation and retain the existing structure of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), citing economic pressures o
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"Draconian decision taken by government": Karnataka Minister HK Patil on M
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Karnataka Minister HK Patil, condemning the central government's decision to repeal the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), described it as "draconian".
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