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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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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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VB G RAM-G Act devastating attack on states and poor much like demonetisat
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"It is a devastating attack on the states, on poor people of this country, and it is carried out by the Prime Minister single-handedly, much like demonisation was," Gandhi said.
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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: 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
"Actor Vijay cannot be judged politically until he faces elections": Actor
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Actor and BJP leader R Sarathkumar on Friday said that only those who listen to people's grievances can become true leaders, adding that actor Vijay's political journey can be assessed only after he contests elections and presents a clear ideological stand.
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Centre's decision against spirit of federalism: Karnataka DyCM Shivakumar
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to the media near Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge's residence, Shivakumar asserted that the decision to mandate a 40 per cent state contribution to the scheme and the central government's control over where work should take place was "not right."
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At least one-third of all beneficiaries under VB-G RAM G Act will be women
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Union Minister for Rural Development and Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday chaired a national-level interaction through video conferencing with Self Help Group (SHG) members to deliberate on the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (G
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Kisan Mazdoor Morcha to burn effigies across Punjab on Dec 29 over MGNREGA
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Kisan Mazdoor Morcha Bharat has strongly criticised the Modi Government's recent legislative changes to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), alleging that the new policies are intended to deprive MGNREGA workers of employment nationwide.
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