Shimla, Dec. 20 -- Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu strongly condemned the Union government's decision to abolish the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and replace it with a new legislation.

"MGNREGA has been the world's largest employment scheme and a lifeline for the poor, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. Abolition of MGNREGA would be an injustice to the poor and the state government would firmly oppose this move," said the chief minister while speaking at the closing ceremony of the 'Indora Utsav' in Indora in district Kangra on Friday.

The festival, organised on the theme 'Chitta-Free Himachal', was highly appreciated by the CM. He also announced that Indora Utsav will soon be granted dist...