Amravathi, Feb. 5 -- Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee chief, YS Sharmila, said that the Modi-led Union government has systematically weakened and destroyed the MNREGA scheme, calling it a "direct attack on the livelihoods and survival of the rural poor".

On the third day of the Upaadi Haami Parirakshana Yatra in Sri Sathya Sai district, YS Sharmila Reddy participated in Upaadi Haami works at Raghavampalli village in Dharmavaram constituency. She personally participated in manual labour and interacted with workers to understand their challenges.

Addressing the media, YS Sharmila Reddy recalled that the employment guarantee programme was initiated during YSR's tenure and was implemented effectively during the 10 years of Congress rule, w...