Congress workers across India, including in Jharkhand, observed a day-long fast as part of a 45-day 'save MGNREGA' campaign. The party protests the Centre's Viksit Bharat -- Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB -- G RAM G) scheme, alleging it weakens the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). Congress leaders claim the new act diminishes the rights and employment security of rural laborers, contrasting it with MGNREGA's legal guarantee. Protests include fasts, awareness drives, and dharnas.