Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:58am on 20 Dec 2025,Saturday Politics
Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi launched a sharp attack on the Modi government over changes to the rural employment scheme, vowing to fight the "black" G RAM G Bill. Gandhi recalled passing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) nearly 20 years ago under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, calling it revolutionary for crores of rural families. She accused the government of weakening MGNREGA over 11 years by removing Mahatma Gandhi's name and changing the law's structure without consultation. Gandhi alleged decisions on employment would now be made by Delhi, removed from ground realities. She vowed resistance, stating Congress fought for employment rights earlier and would fight again for farmers, laborers, and landless rural poor.