India, Dec. 30 -- Opposing the central Government's decision to discontinue the MGNREGA scheme, the Himachal Pradesh Cabinet, headed by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, on Monday held a protest near the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the Ridge ground here.

Terming the move "anti-rural" and "detrimental" to the livelihood security of millions of rural families, Sukhu said the Congress will intensify its opposition by organising protests at district and block levels across the state to expose the anti-people nature of the decision.

The chief minister and his Cabinet colleagues, including Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri and Cabinet Ministers Harshwardhan Chauhan, Jagat Singh Negi, Anirudh Singh, Rajesh Dharmani and Yadvinder Goma...