Kalaburagi, Dec. 21 -- Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday slammed the Centre over the VB G RAM-G law, accusing it of turning farm labourers and impoverished villagers into "slaves" of the rich.

He condemned the new VB G RAM-G law, claiming it serves only the interests of the Union Government. According to Kharge, the government's goal is to shift costs to state governments while offloading its own financial responsibilities.

"MGNREGA is a lifeline for the poor. They are purposely destroying that and they want to make the poor villagers and farm labourers slaves of the rich. That's why we fought to retain the MNREGA law, and all its provisions should remain as they are. I condemn the new law, which is only helping the govern...