India, Jan. 22 -- The Congress on Wednesday claimed that people's rights are being snatched away by replacing MGNREGA and said it is organising a dialogue on the issue in which workers from across the country would participate, bringing a fistful of soil from their work sites.

Congress general secretary in-charge communications, Jairam Ramesh, said a national conference organised by the 'MGNREGA Bachao Morcha' will be held on Thursday and it will be addressed by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi.

"Today, ahead of this conference, workers from across the country are arriving with soil from their respective workplaces," Ramesh said on social media and shared video clips of worker...