The Congress party is launching a nationwide 45-day 'MGNREGA Bachao Sangram' from January 8 to February 25 to protest the new Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Act, which replaces the MGNREGA. Congress leaders allege the new Act centralizes power, undermines the right to work, burdens states financially, and removes Mahatma Gandhi's name from the scheme. They plan consultations with INDIA bloc partners and opposition-ruled states to discuss potential opposition and legal challenges to the Act.