Ranchi, Dec. 28 -- The Congress's Jharkhand unit has announced a statewide agitation from January 5 against the Union government's decision to replace MGNREGA with the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB G RAM G), calling it a direct attack on rural livelihood and workers' rights.

The party's state in-charge, K. Raju, announced the protest while addressing a section of the workers on the occasion of the party's 140th foundation day at the state headquarters. He said that the party would reach out to MGNREGA workers in every village and make them aware of the negative impact of the new law on the socio-economic balance of the state, leading to migration.

"In protest against the changes to the MGNREGA law...