Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge lashed out at the Centre over the newly-passed VB-G RAM-G law, alleging that the Modi government is ‘destroying MGNREGA’ and forcing poor villagers and farm workers into ‘slavery’ for the rich. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/mallikarjun-kharge-slams-centre-vb-g-ram-g-law-mgnrega-funding-wdoj0dpa?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Congress #MallikarjunKharge #VBGRAMG #India #MGNREGA

The bill is designed to be both worker-friendly and farmer-friendly, while strengthening decentralised planning and cooperative federalism https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/vbg-ram-g-bill-modi-govt-responds-to-4-key-myths-about-mgnrega-ipit5m8q?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #VBGRAMG #ViksitBharatG_RAM_G #RuralEmployment #MGNREGA

Proposed MGNREGS changes trigger concerns in Kerala over budget cuts, central control and reduced employment guarantee. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/budget-cuts-tighter-control-rising-costs-and-more-why-kerala-govt-is-concerned-over-mgnregs-revamp-ehu6uwne?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #MGNREGA #RuralEmployment #VBGRAMG #Kerala

The new Rural Employment Bill replacing MGNREGA has drawn sharp criticism from Opposition MPs, including Priyanka Gandhi and Derek O’Brien, over removing Mahatma Gandhi’s name. CPM calls it “reckless” and an attack on rural entitlements. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/why-mahatma-gandhis-name-removed-centre-faces-opposition-backlash-over-new-rural-employment-bill-htmskf06?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #MGNREGA #RuralEmployment #VBGRAMG #MahatmaGandhi #IndianPolitics