Shivraj: Congress did not get any public support for MNREGA movement. india news
New Delhi: Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan On Tuesday, Congress was attacked for opposing changes in the Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. He reminded them that they had failed to organize a movement demanding reinstatement MGNREGA.“Congress had announced that it would launch a ‘Maha Sangram’ and several dates were announced…, but no ‘Sangram’ was visible,” Chouhan said. He claimed that the protest did not receive public support due to the awareness that the new law was better.
Showing photographs, Chauhan said, “We saw two ‘mahamajdoors’… wearing gamchas on their heads, axes on their shoulders, but wearing jeans…” Mallikarjun Kharge And Rahul Gandhi.Chouhan claimed that the VB-GRAMG pattern, where states are required to contribute 40% of the funds, will derail the scheme as states are facing a “cash crunch”. He said that the states have made necessary provisions.