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"Modi govt ran bulldozer over MGNREGA, which proved to be lifeline for poo
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Following the passage of the VB-G RAM G Bill (Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin)) in the Parliament, Congress Party's Parliamentary Chairperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sonia Gandhi on Saturday accused the Centre of 'bulldozing' the MGNREGA, which proved to be a li
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"Their job is to oppose; why Congress has such an aversion to name of Lord
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
CM Yadav also highlighted that the original employment guarantee scheme was launched as NREGA (National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) and that the name of Mahatma Gandhi was later added in the context of elections.
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Telangana: Congress protests VB-G RAM G Bill at Mahatma Gandhi Statue in S
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Telangana Congress party on Saturday staged a protest in front of the Mahatma Gandhi Statue on M.G. Road, Secunderabad, condemning the VB-G RAM G Bill 2025, which Parliament recently passed.
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"They wanted to change Gandhi's name, kill scheme": Karnataka DyCM DK Shiv
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking to the media, Shivakumar said, "They wanted to change Gandhi's name. They wanted to kill this scheme. A big movement will start against this decision in Karnataka."
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JMM MP Mahua Maji, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh criticise VB-G
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Maji, said that the bill has increased the pressure on the states to provide for the workers financially, reducing the responsibility on the centre. Meanwhile, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh posted on X, "The PM is suffering from a case of acute acronoym-itis."
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"Rahul Gandhi has problem with Lord Ram": BJP leader Gaurav Vallabh on Con
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"Their problem is that the legislation passed includes Lord Ram's name; they have a problem with that. Rahul Gandhi hates Lord Ram. The second major issue is that this is intended to empower the rural economy and rural youth by providing employment. These two are their problems...," Valla
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"Opposition doing politics, names are changed from time to time as per nec
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Following the row over renaming the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) as Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025 (VB-G RAM G Bill), Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said that the opposition was doing politics on this, and
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Jairam Ramesh slams government's hasty passage of VB-G RAM G Bill reframin
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Friday slammed the government's hasty passage of the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025 (VB-G RAM G Bill), which repeals MGNREGA, amid uproar in both Houses of Parliament.
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Bills passed in Winter Session will make India 'Viksit Bharat', says Union
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday emphasised that the bills passed in the Winter Session of Parliament will play a major role in taking India towards the dream of "Viksitr Bharat." He further stated that the discussions on "Vande Mataram" have stirred the spirit
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'What is the meaning of democracy?': RSP MP NK Premachandran slams VB-G RA
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Revolutionary Socialist Party MP NK Premachandran on Friday questioned the meaning of democracy after the central government passed the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, without minimum democratic procedures, alleging no consultations with state
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"They have destroyed goal of MGNREGA": TMC's Sushmita Dev criticises VB-G
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
TMC MP Sushmita Dev on Friday criticised the central government over the replacement of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, also known as the VB-G RAM G Bill, saying that eve
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Parliament Winter Session: Lok Sabha to introduce key bills on final day
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The 6th Session of the 18th Lok Sabha is scheduled to reconvene at 11 am on Friday. The House was adjourned earlier following disruptions after the passage of the VB-G RAM G Bill, which replaces the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
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