India, Jan. 1 -- The Congress has announced a nationwide campaign beginning January 5 to "protect" the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), setting the stage for a showdown with the BJP-led central govern- ment, which has replaced the flagship UPA programme with a new job scheme: the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or VB-G RAM G. The Congress campaign is expected to include rallies and door-to-door out- reach, aimed at mobilising labourers, among others. While the Centre has said VB-G RAM G will enhance the statutory wage employment guarantee to 125 days per financial year for unskilled workers, against MGNREGA's 100 days, the Opposition has claimed it is not only an attempt to ...