New Delhi, Dec. 27 -- Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday called on party members to "formulate a concrete plan" for a nationwide movement against the Centre's decision to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgaar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act (VB-G RAM-G) 2025

Kharge, in his opening remarks at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting, said that "scrapping" of MGNREGA is an "insult" to Mahatma Gandhi and "a kick" in the stomach of poor people.

"In the recently concluded Winter Session of Parliament, the Modi government has scrapped MGNREGA, leaving millions of poor and vulnerable people without support. In addition to kicking the poor i...