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"Not only name but its very nature has also been altered": DMK MP Kanimozh
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The DMK MP claimed that not only has the name of the MGNREGA Act been changed, but its nature has also been altered.
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"We took oath to protect MNREGA": Congress president Kharge announces 'Sav
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Congress on Saturday announced a nationwide "Save Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)" campaign beginning January 5 after the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting, escalating its political battle with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Centre's
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan says Congress shedding "crocodile tears" over VB-G R
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Minister for Rural Development and Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan alleged that the Congress leaders were shedding crocodile tears after the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) was replaced with Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar
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Direct attack on livelihood of rural poor: Sachin Pilot opposes replacemen
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"The scheme that was run in the name of Mahatma Gandhi, they have changed its name. They intend to phase out the scheme gradually. NREGA is a protective shield for the rural poor, providing them with financial stability. 100 days of employment was their constitutional right. They have mad
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Congress releases resolution on MGNREGA, says Salman Khurshid
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"The complete resolution on MGNREGA has been released," Khurshid told ANI.
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Entire discussion in CWC meeting centred on MGNREGA issue: Congress' K Sur
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
He said the CWC "strongly opposed" the centre's move and decided to launch a nationwide protest.
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Nationwide "Save MGNREGA" campaign from Jan 5: Siddaramaiah
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
He said this decision comes in response to the centre's move to rename the MGNREGA as "VB-G RAM G" scheme.
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"Centre has gradually weakened MGNREGA scheme": Congress' Deepender Hooda
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to reporters in the national capital, Hooda said the Central government had dealt a "major blow" to MGNREGA by withdrawing even its own share of contribution, impacting millions of beneficiaries across the country.
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CWC meet condemns changing MGNREGA, focuses on poll preparations, "Vote th
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge chaired the CWC meeting at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters. Senior party leaders, including Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, were present.
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"Insecure Nehru Congress:" BJP Spokesperson CR Kesavan slams Congress Work
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
BJP National Spokesperson CR Kesavan took a swipe at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on Saturday, saying that the "Insecure Nehru Congress" called its first meeting after losing the Bihar election.
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CWC Meet: Kharge calls on party members to formulate concrete plan for nat
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Kharge, in his opening remarks at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting, said that "scrapping" of MGNREGA is an "insult" to Mahatma Gandhi and "a kick" in the stomach of poor people.
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"Congress will score a century of defeats": BJP MP Anurag Thakur critises
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Commenting on the opposition's anger over the removal of Mahatma Gandhi's name from the reformed version of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), the BJP MP said that Congress remembered Mahatma Gandhi only in 2009 and not in the prior employment schemes. Read More
