Kumari Selja Archives - National Times

21 Dec

Kumari Selja Accuses BJP of Undermining MNREGA, Calls It an Attack on Rural Poor and Gandhian Ideals

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsIndiaCongress vs BJP, Kumari Selja, MNREGA, rural employment scheme

Mumbai/New Delhi, December 21, 2025: Congress leader and AICC General Secretary Kumari Selja on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led central government, alleging that recent changes to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) have “destroyed the soul” of the world’s largest employment guarantee programme. Addressing a press conference at the Regional Congress Office in Mumbai, the former Union Minister and Sirsa MP said MNREGA is not merely a welfare scheme but an economic lifeline for crores of rural families. She accused the Modi government of weakening the programme in the name of reforms and called…

Rania Block Struggles with Contaminated Water; MP Kumari Selja Urges CM to Ensure Clean Supply Amid Rising Diseases

Balwinder Singh0 CommentsHaryanaGhaggar River, Haryana, Kumari Selja, Rania Block

Chandigarh, 3rd, March, 2025: The General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee, former Union Minister, and MP from Sirsa, Kumari Selja, has written a letter to Chief Minister Nayab Saini regarding the issue of people in the villages of Rania block near the Ghaggar River being forced to drink contaminated and chemically contaminated underground water. This has led to an increase in waterborne diseases and some cases of cancer. She has requested that clean drinking water supply be ensured in the area, and medical teams be sent to check the health of the affected people. In her letter to…

Polluted Rivers Threaten Lives and Crops: Kumari Selja Blames Govt Negligence for Rising Diseases and Environmental Damage

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsIndiaBJP, Haryana, INC, Kumari Selja, Polluted Rivers, Yamuna

Chandigarh, February 26, 2025: The General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee, former Union Minister, and Member of Parliament from Sirsa Kumari Selja said that due to the indifference of the BJP government in the state, the water of Yamunanagar is becoming polluted. About 113 factories in the state are dumping untreated chemical-laden dirty water into the Yamuna River. Waterborne diseases are spreading, crops are being destroyed, and livestock are dying. On the other hand, the polluted water of the Ghaggar River is becoming the leading cause of cancer, and thousands of people are affected. The government should take…