India, Dec. 16 -- Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Centre over the overhaul to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme (MGNREGA) by replacing it with the VB-G RAM G bill, calling it a direct insult to the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi.

On Tuesday, many opposition MPs, including Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi, protested in the Parliament House complex over the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025, that seeks to replace MGNREGA. This bill was tabled by union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in the Lok Sabha amid strong objections by the opposition to the dropping of Mahatma Gandhi's name....