Chennai, Dec. 18 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led government over proposed changes to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA), describing the new Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission-Gramin (VB G RAM G) as a "deceptive ploy" that strikes at the livelihoods of the rural poor.

In a post on X, CM Stalin accused the BJP of undermining the flagship scheme while claiming to promote unity.

"The BJP, which claims unity, is striking at the stomachs of the poor; and Thiru Palaniswami is complicit in blowing the trumpet for it! In the #VBGRAMG scheme, 125 days of work is nothing but a deceptive ploy! Even when there was a law guaranteeing ...