New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday strongly criticised the Centre over proposed changes to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), accusing the government of attempting to scrap the scheme under the guise of renaming and restructuring it.

Speaking during the protest against the proposed renaming of MGNREGA, Priyanka Gandhi said the government appeared to be "obsessed" with changing names, a move that she claimed leads to unnecessary expenditure. She stressed that the employment scheme carries the name of Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation, and said removing or altering it amounts to disrespect.

"This scheme is named after Mahatma Gandhi. He is the Father of the Nati...