Chandigarh, Feb 25 (IANS) The Haryana Congress on Wednesday staged a protest here against the BJP government over the alleged renaming and dilution of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), accusing it of attempting to weaken social security provisions meant for the poorest sections.The Congress alleged that the BJP government is deliberately trying to weaken the social security framework provided to economically vulnerable sections through MGNREGA.Party in-charge …
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Lucknow, Feb 17 (IANS) Congress leaders and workers on Tuesday marched towards the Uttar Pradesh Assembly to stage a ‘Vidhan Sabha Gherao’, protesting what they described as the weakening of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and the non-payment of wages to workers.The protesters were met with heavy barricading put up by security personnel around the Assembly premises, as authorities sought to prevent them from advancing further.The Congress party has intensifie…
Bengaluru, Feb 4 (IANS) Both the Houses of the Karnataka legislature on Wednesday passed the resolution condemning the Centre’s move to bring the Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act and demanding restoration of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in its original form amid the stiff opposition from the members of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (Secular). However, the BJP stated that passing a resolution against the V…
Bengaluru, Feb 4 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Wednesday accused the BJP and the Janata Dal (Secular) of harassing a Dalit Minister by staging an overnight protest demanding the resignation of Excise Minister R.B. Thimmapur.Speaking to the media at the Vidhana Soudha, Shivakumar questioned the opposition’s moral authority, pointing to alleged irregularities during the previous BJP-led government’s tenure. “There were irregularities in PSI recruitment during the BJ…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) In the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha witnessed pointed interventions on pressing national issues, with members highlighting the deepening “digital divide” and escalating threats from “cybersecurity” breaches. Dr V. Sivadasan, the CPI(M) MP from Kerala, drew attention to the stark “national digital divide” that continues to exclude large sections of the population from essential services and opportunities.He pointed out that numerous edu…
Raebareli, Jan 20 (IANS) Congress Member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday mounted an attack on the BJP and the central government, alleging that the RSS and the BJP were attempting to weaken the spirit of the Constitution and undermine the ideals of its architect.Addressing party officials and workers at the Bhuemau Guest House during his visit to Raebareli, Rahul Gandhi claimed that the country was witnessing a situation reminiscent of the pre-Independence era, where land, rights and entit…
Bhopal, Jan 12 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, on Monday, accused the Congress of running a “fake campaign” against the newly implemented Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Act that replaced the decades-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). Defending the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre’s decision for repealing the UPA’s MGNREGA into the ‘VB-G RAM G Act’, which is being debated across the country…
Sawai Madhopur (Rajasthan), Jan 11 (IANS) The Indian National Congress has intensified its nationwide campaign against the controversial Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, commonly known as the G-RAM-G Act, which the party accuses of undermining and effectively replacing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). As part of this sustained effort to “Save MNREGA,” the District Congress Committee in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan, organi…
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) From demonetisation in 2016 to the current Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in West Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Union government have developed a habit of forcing people to stand in queues, Trinamool Congress general secretary and party Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee said on Saturday.“Almost 10 years ago, the current Union government forced people to stand in queues through demonetisation by floating the dream of recovery of black money. …
Bengaluru, Dec 27 (IANS) Just as farm laws were repealed, the VB- G RAM G Bill, passed in the Parliament, aimed to weaken the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), too, will be withdrawn, stated the Karnataka government. Addressing a press conference on Saturday, Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, IT and BT Priyank Kharge made the statement in this regard.Criticising the Centre, he said, “Just as the farm laws were repealed, this too will be withdrawn. …