LUCKNOW, Jan. 14 -- Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday listed out the central government's welfare projects for the weaker sections of society, emphasising that the NDA is committed to the welfare of backward communities. "The NDA is a family, not just an alliance, and the Nishad Party is part of this family. All parties in the alliance are working unitedly with full strength in line with Modi ji's vision," he emphasised. The minister was in Lucknow to attend multiple events, including the 13th Sankalp Diwas of the Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal (Nishad Party) headed by Sanjay Kumar Nishad, cabinet minister of fisheries department in the state government. Addressing the gathering, Rijiju said: "PM Narendra Modi also belongs to the backward community like you (Nishad community) and is always concerned about the welfare of poor and weaker sections." He asserted that the Modi government has carried out a large number of development projects and welfare schemes for the backward communities. On the occasion, deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya urged the Nishad community not to get misguided by anyone and have faith in the Modi government. "The Samajwadi Party has also always misguided you (Nishad community). Do not fall in its trap," said Maurya. He assured that 'Majhwar reservation' cannot be stopped and that the NDA alone will resolve the issue. Maurya also assured the Nishad community that their pending demand of reservation (inclusion in SC community) will be fulfilled. Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak also took potshots at the Samajwadi Party, saying: "You have to ensure that the SP is confined to Etawah and Saifai in 2027 polls." He credited Sanjay Nishad's alliance with the NDA for the Samajwadi Party's defeat in successive elections in the state. Meanwhile, Rijiju on Tuesday said the newly enacted VB-G RAM G Act would lay the strongest foundation for a "Viksit Bharat" by ensuring comprehensive development of villages. "This is not merely an employment programme, but a holistic roadmap for rural development. The new law marks a clear departure from earlier rural schemes that were confined to paper, vote-bank politics and corruption," he said addressing an NDA workshop here. UP BJP president and Union minister of state for finance Pankaj Chaudhary said VB-G RAM G was a decisive step towards ending corruption and accelerating rural development. He said the scheme guaranteed 125 days of employment annually to rural families, with an additional 25 days for workers in forest areas, and ensured faster wage payments on a weekly basis. Addressing the Alpsankhyak Sneh Samvad programme organised by the BJP Minority Morcha here, Rijiju called on the minority communities to ensure their active participation in the country's development, saying that PM Modi's vision of a developed India cannot be realised without their involvement. Religious leaders and intellectuals from the Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist and Jain communities were present at the dialogue programme....