Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 13 -- Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Tuesday criticised the Centre over the replacement of MGNREGA with the VB G-RAM-G scheme and demanded that Mahatma Gandhi's name be restored. The remarks were made during a protest by the Kerala Pradesh Congress over the new act.

Chennithala said the move has hurt poor and marginalised sections who depend on the scheme for their livelihood.

Speaking to ANI in Thiruvananthapuram, Chennithala said, "...Today's government has finished this program (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme). The poor, downrooted and marginalised sections of society have been totally marginalised. The sections of society are now in distress because they are only earning thr...