The Congress continued its attack on the Union Government for “dismantling” and “desecrating” the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). The party held nationwide protests on Sunday (December 21, 2025) at all district headquarters.
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Party general Secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal, in a post on X, said the Modi government had effectively dismantled the MGNREGA by converting it from a right to a favour.
“MGNREGA was a legal right to work, not a welfare handout. By capping funds, centralising control, and altering its demand-driven nature, the BJP has turned this right into a budget-dependent scheme, pushing crores of rural families into insecurity and distress,” he said.
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