Ludhiana/ Nawanshahr, Jan. 10 -- Punjab Congress affairs in-charge Bhupesh Baghel on Friday promised to restore MGNREGA if it comes to power in Punjab after the 2027 assembly polls.

Addressing a MGNREGA Bachao Sangram rally in Samrala, Baghel said that the Congress was committed to the welfare and well-being of the poor and the downtrodden.

"Once the Congress government is formed in Punjab in 2027, it will make a special provision to restore the MGNREGA in the state. And in case the BJP government at the Centre doesn't revive it till 2029, the Congress government, which will be formed under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi as Prime Minister, will revive it," he said. Baghel also addressed a rally in Balachaur in the Shaheed Bhagat Singh d...