New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- In a dramatic escalation of the confrontation between the Treasury and Opposition benches, Members of Parliament from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and other INDIA bloc parties launched a 12-hour overnight dharna on the steps of the old Parliament building.
The protest began following the midnight passage of the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025 (VB-G RAM G) in the Rajya Sabha.
The sit-in, which commenced as the House adjourned in the intervening night of December 18 and 19, is scheduled to continue until noon today.
The Opposition MPs are protesting the repeal of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005. They allege that the new "G RAM G" ...