Shimla, Dec. 22 -- Himachal Pradesh Congress on Monday staged a protest and dharna against the Central government over the law to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and said it would weaken the scheme's original objectives.

The demonstration against the Viksit Bharat G-RAM-G Act was held on the call of the All India Congress Committee (AICC).

The protest was led by Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) president Vinay Kumar and marked his first major public programme after assuming charge of the state unit.

Speaking to ANI after the protest, Vinay Kumar said the Congress strongly opposed an attempt to "distort" a landmark welfare legislation enacted by the party nearly two decades ago.

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