India, Feb. 3 -- A Maha Panchayat of MGNREGA Workers in Karnataka on Monday petitioned the President of India to withdraw the VB-G RAM G act and bring back the UPA-era employment guarantee scheme immediately.

MGNREGA Protection Coalition - Karnataka has sent a memorandum to President Droupadi Murmu in this regard. "With great pain and concern, we are writing this letter to you. On February 2, 2026, more than 10,000 rural agricultural workers (including women, Dalits, landless labourers, small farmers) from various parts of the State gathered at Freedom Park, Bengaluru, as part of the Mahapanchayat," the memorandum said.

"We are preparing and submitting this memorandum to you from Freedom Park, where the Mahapanchayat is being held. We e...