The BJP convened a virtual meeting with its state chiefs and chief ministers to strategize a response to the Congress's nationwide agitation against the proposed Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill. The Congress demands the withdrawal of the VB-G RAM G Act and restoration of MGNREGA as a rights-based law. BJP leaders discussed countering opposition "misinformation" by emphasizing the new bill's objectives of rural development and employment, while assemblies in Punjab and Telangana passed resolutions condemning the VB-G RAM G Act.