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VB G Ram G Act takes away constitutional rights, Centre wants to decide ev
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Siddaramaiah said that the party demanded that the legislation be repealed and the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) be restored.
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"Bring back MGNREGA, scrap VB G RAM G Act": Karnataka Minister Dinesh Gund
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
The Karnataka Pradesh Congress staged a 'Lok Bhavan Chalo' protest here against the recently passed Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, expressing strong opposition to changes in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) that "
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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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"Who will provide funds? no state can give a grant": DK Shivakumar questio
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday questioned the feasibility of implementing the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Act, asserting that "no state could provide the grant."
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Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan slams Rahul Gandhi over VB-G Ram G ac
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
In a post on X, Chouhan shared a clip from Rahul Gandhi's address at the National MGNREGA Workers' Convention organised by the Rachnatmak Congress. In the video shared by Chouhan, Rahul Gandhi is heard saying that he does not know the name of the new Act.
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"This is wrong constitutionally": Congress' Sandeep Dikshit on VB-G RAM-G
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Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit on Friday criticised the Centre over the 60:40 funding ratio under the VB-GRAM G scheme, alleging that the move is unconstitutional.
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Karnataka ministers criticise Governor Gehlot over refusal to read Governm
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The controversy comes amid a faceoff between the Congress-led state government and Raj Bhavan over the Governor's customary address to the joint sitting of the legislature. Governor Gehlot had expressed reservations over 11 paragraphs in the speech, which reportedly criticised the Central
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VB-G RAM-G Act marks historic shift in rural employment policy: Pabitra Ma
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
The Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM-G) Act, 2025, marks a historic shift in rural employment policy, the Minister of State for External Affairs & Textiles, Pabitra Margherita, said here on Thursday.
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"Deeply regrettable...who is really calling the shots": Priyank Kharge sla
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
This comes amid a faceoff between the state govt and Raj Bhavan over the governor's customary address to the joint sitting of the legislature. The Governor had expressed reservations about 11 paragraphs in the speech, which criticised the Central government's policies, including the VB-G
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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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"PM Modi wants the poor to starve": Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi on repeal o
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking to the media on the repeal of MGNREGA, Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of attempting to "centralise power, hand it over to bureaucracy, and leave the poor citizens to starve."
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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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