Debate Intensifies Over Replacement of MGNREGA with VB-G RAM G Scheme

The BJP-led central government has replaced the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with the new VB-G RAM G scheme, prompting criticism from Congress leaders who allege the change dilutes rural employment rights and is motivated by opposition to Gandhi's name. The government defends the new law as a reform enhancing accountability, increasing employment days, and reducing corruption. Congress has launched protests and campaigns demanding MGNREGA's restoration, while BJP officials accuse the opposition of politicizing the issue for narrow interests.