Bengaluru, Jan. 8 -- Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday decided not to accept the newly enacted Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act (VB-G RAM G Act) and will challenge the law in court, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister HK Patil announced.
The resolution, passed unanimously by the state cabinet, opposes the repeal of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and its replacement with the VB-G RAM G Act.
The cabinet noted that the new legislation violates the right to work and livelihood guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution and undermines the powers of Panchayati Raj institutions.
It also noted that the VB-G RAM G Act alters the federal fiscal framework by requiring sta...