Siddaramaiah accuses BJP of dismantling MGNREGA, says party has ‘allergy’ to Mahatma Gandhi

Key Highlights

• “The Centre has scrapped MGNREGA and brought in a new law called VB-G RAM G.
• Gandhiji’s name itself causes them an allergy,” he said, calling for a sustained, people-led mass movement from the village to the State level until the new Act is withdrawn.
• Addressing a Congress preparatory meeting for the “MGNREGA Bachao Sangram” campaign in Bengaluru, Mr.
• Siddaramaiah said the earlier law enabled rural workers to demand work and wages, and noted that 12.16 crore workers — including 6.21 crore women — had been employed under MGNREGA since its inception during the UPA era.
• He alleged that the new framework shifted financial burdens to States and diluted panchayat-level planning.