Published - December 13, 2025 12:59 pm IST - NEW DELHI Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in the Lok Sabha during the Winter session of Parliament on December 9, 2025. Photo: Sansad TV via PTI Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday (December 13, 2025) responded to the reports of renaming the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) as the Pujya Bapu Rural Employment Scheme, saying that a lot of government resources are spent on the renaming process, citing it as "unnecessary." Speaking to reporters, the Congress MP said she doesn't understand the rationale behind the decision to rename the MGNREGA scheme, which she says brings unnecessary costs. "I can't understand what mentality is behind this.
