New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- Congress Member of Parliament Manickam Tagore on Monday submitted an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha, seeking an urgent discussion on the non-release of outstanding wages.

He alleged that the government has "failed to release" dues amounting to Rs 1,056 crore under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in Tamil Nadu.

In his notice addressed to the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha, Tagore highlighted the severe financial hardship faced by 91 lakh workers awaiting payment, particularly during the harvest season of Pongal.

"That this House do now adjourn to discuss a matter of urgent public importance, namely, the non-release of outstanding wage dues amounting to Rs 1,056...