New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- The Congress Tuesday launched a dual-front attack on the NDA government, accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of attempting to "erase" the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
The offensive was led by Rahul Gandhi through a sharp public statement and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in a spirited intervention during her speech in the Lok Sabha.
The controversy stems from a new bill introduced by the government that proposes significant structural changes to the 2005 flagship rural employment scheme.
Taking to social media platform X, Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi alleged that the Prime Minister has a "deep dislike" for the rights of the poor. He characterized MGNREGA as the "living embodim...