MGNREGA dilution

Congress Launches Nationwide ‘Save MGNREGA Struggle’ from Haryana, Accuses BJP of Diluting Rural Employment Law

Congress Launches Nationwide ‘Save MGNREGA Struggle’ from Haryana, Accuses BJP of Diluting Rural Employment Law

Chandigarh, January 5, 2025: The Congress on Sunday launched its nationwide “Save MGNREGA Struggle” campaign from the Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee headquarters, mounting a sharp attack on the BJP-led Centre for what it termed sustained attempts to weaken the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. Addressing a press conference, AICC general secretary and Haryana in-charge B. K. Hariprasad said MGNREGA, enacted by the UPA government in 2005, guarantees every rural household the legal right to at least 100 days of employment annually and remains a lifeline for the poor. He asserted that the Congress would not allow any dilution…
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