Hyderabad, Jan. 3 -- Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao has strongly criticized the state government over what he described as attempts to politicise the proposed changes to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA), asserting that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) respects Mahatma Gandhi's legacy and opposes misleading narratives around the issue.

Speaking to ANI on Friday, Rao said, "BJP protests the bill proposed by the Telangana government against the renaming of MGNREGA to VB-G RAM G... Only the name of the scheme has changed, not its objective. In fact, better amendments have been made to it."

"Politics should not be played on this. We respect the name of Mahatma Gandhi. The Congress is misleadin...