India, Dec. 22 -- Senior Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan on Sunday said the Union Government has "practically ended" the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) by replacing it with the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill.

Not only has the name been changed, the entire scheme itself has been altered, the senior advocate said while talking to PTI at Latur.

The Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill was passed by Parliament in the recently concluded Winter session amid strong protests by the Opposition over the removal of Mahatma Gandhi's name and the financial burden being put on States. "MGNREGA was a rights-driven scheme, where ...