Government demands apology from Opposition for protesting during President’s address to Parliament
During President Droupadi Murmu’s address to a joint sitting of Parliament, protests erupted from the Congress and its allies, leading to sharp exchanges between the government and the Opposition. The Congress chief whip in the Rajya Sabha, Jairam Sabha, stated their protest against the replacement of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Act. Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda demanded an apology from the Opposition, while Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge criticized the government’s handling of MGNREGA and its disregard for historical figures like Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.
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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