Patna, Jan. 10 -- Congress on Saturday alleged that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government is destroying Mahatma Gandhi's dream by dismantling the MGNREGA scheme.
Observer of the Patna Metropolitan Congress Roushan Kumar Singh told media here that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government had introduced MGNREGA to honour the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi. He claimed that the NDA government is now moving ahead to scrap the scheme which would finally destroy Gandhiji's vision.
Singh said the newly introduced 'Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Employment and Livelihood Mission (Rural)" (VB-GRAM-G) Act by the Central government is a direct assault on the core spirit of MGNREGA. He alleged that the law weakens the employment...