New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday slammed the central government over the four new Labour Codes, alleging that the government has snatched away the rights that workers and new avenues for their exploitation have been opened.

Opposition parties, including Congress, held protests outside the Parliament today against the Labour Codes.

Priyanka Gandhi said in a post that protections previously granted to workers "have been taken away".

"In the name of simplifying labour laws, the central government has brought in 4 new Labour Codes. Under this pretext, the government has snatched away all the rights that workers had. The protections previously granted to workers have been taken away, and new avenues fo...