New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Thursday criticised the government over the passage of Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025 in the Lower House and said that the BJP government wants to remove the memory of Mahatma Gandhi.

Speaking to ANI, Chidambaram said, "It is a tragic day in our country. The MGNREGA was a program on which many people depended for their livelihood. This is a revisionist government which wants to remove the memory of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, by coming up with a bizarre name, VB G RAM G. They are not only revisionist but also anti-poor and anti-marginalised. We will take this message to the people of India."

Chidambaram also took a swipe at ...