Modi systematically strangling protections for poor, diverting resources: Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government of undermining protections for poor people by weakening the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). He criticized the replacement program, VB-GRAMG, claiming it diverted funds meant for workers and the poor to industrialists like Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani. The Congress party is protesting this change, calling for the protection of MGNREGA and standing with its workers.
2 FEB 2026
— The Hindu
The Congress party held a night-long satyagraha in Mysuru to protest the scrapping of the MGNREGA scheme by the BJP-led government.
4 FEB 2026
— The Hindu
K. Selvaperunthagai will begin a padayatra to highlight the impact of alleged BJP actions against the MGNREGA.
5 FEB 2026
— The Hindu
The Tamil Nadu Congress Committee organized a march to protest the BJP-led government's dilution of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
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