New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- While Parliament passed the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill on Thursday, the move triggered strong opposition protests. Opposition parties criticised the Centre, with some leaders branding it the "descendants of Nathuram Godse" and alleging that the government had insulted Mahatma Gandhi.

The Trinamool Congress staged a 12-hour dharna outside the Parliament complex to protest the passage of the VB G RAM-G Bill. Members of other opposition parties also joined the demonstration, voicing their objections to the legislation outside Parliament.

Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, who is currently in Germany, joined the chorus of criticism against the Bill, calling it "a...