Lucknow, Dec. 20 -- Rajya Sabha MP Syed Naseer Hussain on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led union government, accusing it of dismantling the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and misusing central agencies for political vendetta.
He was addressing a press conference at the Pradesh Congress Committee office in Lucknow.
Senior Congress leaders present on the occasion included Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader Pramod Tiwari, former MP PL Punia, UP Congress Legislature Party leader Aradhana Mishra 'Mona'.
Speaking on MGNREGA, Hussain alleged that the Modi government, under the guise of reforms, has passed a new framework that effectively ends the legal right to work guaranteed under the scheme.
He said MG...