New Delhi, Dec. 21 -- The Congress party on Sunday launched multiple protests against the overhaul of the national rural employment scheme, Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB--G RAM G) Act, 2025, across the country.

President Droupadi Murmu gave assent to the Viksit Bharat--Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB--G RAM G) Bill, 2025, marking a significant milestone in the transformation of rural employment policy, as per a release by the President's Secretariat.

The party has alleged that the scheme, known previously as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), is a "lifeline for the poor" and that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is "purposely destroying that Act...