Lok Bhavan chalo: CM Siddaramaiah, D.K. Shivakumar court arrest protesting against MGNREGA scrapping
Potential dismantling of a crucial rural employment guarantee program.
Siddaramaiah, D.K. Shivakumar, and other Congress leaders were taken into preventive custody on January 27, 2026, after attempting to march towards Lok Bhavan as part of a protest against the Centre's move to replace MGNREGA with VB-G RAM G. The protesters argued that the new scheme would curtail the role of Panchayats and dismantle the rural employment guarantee framework. Siddaramaiah accused the BJP of attacking rural India, while Surjewala urged the Karnataka government to rename Panchayat centers as "Mahatma Gandhi Kendra."
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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