New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Wednesday slammed on Union Minister Kiren Rijiju over the scrapping of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) during the Winter Session. Manickam Tagore accused the opposition of using "Vande Mataram" to cover up their failures.

Manickam Tagore said, "Dear Kirenji, Stop hiding behind Vande Mataram to cover up your failures. The truth is simple: during the Winter Session, the BJP bulldozed MGNREGA, removed Mahatma Gandhi's name, and snatched away the guaranteed rights of 13 crore people. When we raised this issue, with Gandhi pictures, Instead of answering, you chose to manufacture fake outrage. The Opposition protested for one minute at the beginning--only...