Key Highlights
- Tangadagi accused the BJP-led Union Government of ‘assassination of Mahatma Gandhi for a second time’ by renaming the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
- Addressing a press conference in Koppal on January 11, Mr.
- Tangadagi said that while Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Godse, the Centre had now ‘killed Gandhi for the second time’ by removing his name from the employment guarantee scheme.
- “The BJP only pays lip service to Gandhi.
- By changing the name of a scheme associated with him, it has shown the level of respect it has for Mahatma’s legacy,” he said.
