New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday reiterated his tirade against the VB-G RAM-G Act, on the 20th anniversary of MGNREGA, saying that the "new law guarantees only centralisation in New Delhi."

In a post on X, Ramesh lauded MGNREGA as a "transformative law" and called the new scheme "a flaw."

"MGNREGA as a transformative law, the Modi Govts's new scheme that bulldozed it away is a flaw," he wrote.

The Congress leader shared a photograph from 20 years ago, when the scheme was launched, of Cheemala Pedakka, a Dalit woman from Badnapalli, Andhra Pradesh, who became the first job card holder under MGNREGA.

Ramesh highlighted the scheme's accomplishments, including providing employment to 180 crore households, reduc...