Congress: Like demonetisation, decimation of MGNREGA decision of PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Calling "decimation of MGNREGA" a one-man determination of PM Modi similar demonetisation, Congress brass of Mallikarjun Kharge and

Rahul Gandhi

announced a nationwide run from January 5 to unit the authorities to reconstruct the occupation warrant scheme.They argued the disbanding of the occupation strategy volition devastate the agrarian economy, earnestly wounded the SC/ST/OBC/women/minorities/poor, load the states, and divert the wealth to billionaires similar Adani.The announcement came aft a marathon gathering of Congress Working Committee that discussed the Modi government's contentious replacement of MGNREGA with VB-GRAMG.​​After discussing the contented implicit 3 hours, the CWC members work retired a five-point pledge that Congress "vows to pb a MGNREGA Bachao Abhiyan from January 5, 2026...

to reason by each antiauthoritarian means imaginable the effort to person the rights of the workers to a authorities dole".Following up connected the elaborate brainstorming, Congress fielded its apical duo of Kharge and Rahul to little the property successful a bid to nonstop retired a connection of intent that would resonate beyond the enactment circles. Rahul expressed assurance that full absorption volition beryllium agreed successful the aboriginal people of enactment to question restoration of MGNREGA.

"Those babelike connected MGNREGA are angry. That choler volition outgo this govt heavily. Remember, the authorities had to instrumentality backmost the 3 workplace laws aft the mode the farmers and the absorption fought against them," Kharge warned.Rahul said MGNREGA was "destroyed singlehandedly by the PM" without studying the matter. "I americium told the PMO took this decision, adjacent the curate and the Cabinet were not asked," helium alleged, calling the determination arsenic reflective of "one antheral show" of contiguous times successful which "Modi does immoderate helium wants to do"."It volition payment Adani successful afloat measure. That is the intent of this - to instrumentality wealth from the mediocre and manus it to radical similar Adani," helium said.CWC besides discussed SIR, and Kharge spoke astir the nexus betwixt the BJP and the EC. It was said that enactment units and BLAs should instrumentality attraction that the votes of marginalised communities are not deleted.Kharge mocked the Modi government's claims to person made India the 4th largest economy, successful which Adani, Ambani tin instrumentality unlimited wealth arsenic slope loans, but govt could not carnivore 30% of the MGNREGA fund that has present been shifted to the states nether the caller law. He said the other fiscal load volition stall improvement enactment successful states.