Shimla, Jan. 31 -- The Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee on Friday observed a two-hour symbolic fast at the historic Ridge ground in Shimla on the occasion of Martyrs' Day, demanding the restoration of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in its original form and the withdrawal of the

The Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) scheme.

Speaking to the media, chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said, "MGNREGA was the only scheme that generated employment opportunities during the Covid-19 period. The BJP government has finished MGNREGA. By finishing, I mean that while the name has been changed, its soul has been completely destroyed." He added that panchayat representat...