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Criticising the government for its \u201cobsession\u201d with renaming schemes, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said the VB-G RAM G Bill centralises power.<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

The Centre\u2019s proposed legislation to replace the rural employment guarantee scheme MGNREGA triggered sharp exchanges in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, as opposition parties accused the government of attempting to \u201cweaken” a landmark welfare law and questioned the \u201cobsession with renaming schemes”. The debate led to a strong pushback from the Treasury Benches as the Bill was taken up for discussion, with Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan saying, \u201cMahatma Gandhi-ji lives in our hearts”.<\/p>\n

Leading the Opposition\u2019s attack, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra described the proposed Viksit Bharat Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025 as an effort to centralise authority while transferring the financial burden to the states. She argued that legislation of such significance should not be enacted based on \u201csomebody\u2019s whim, ambition and prejudice”.<\/p>\n

Criticising what she called the government\u2019s \u201cobsession” with renaming schemes, Gandhi said the VB-G RAM G Bill dilutes the rights guaranteed under MGNREGA, which provides a legal guarantee of 100 days of wage employment to rural households annually.<\/p>\n

Opposing the Bill under Rule 72(1) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Lok Sabha, Gandhi said: \u201cMGNREGA has been successful in providing livelihood to rural India and strengthening the rural economy for 20 years. This is such a revolutionary law that when it was brought, all political parties in Parliament supported it. This provides 100 days of employment in a year to the poorest of the poor in this country.”<\/p>\n

She added: \u201cI don\u2019t understand this obsession with changing the name. It involves a lot of expenditure. I don\u2019t understand why they are doing it unnecessarily. Secondly, under MGNREGA, a right was provided, the right to 100 days of employment for the poorest of the poor. And this Bill will weaken that right. The way they have added two or three things in this Bill, it seems from the outside that they have increased the number of days. Have you increased the wages?”<\/p>\n

Terming the proposed law an attempt to \u201cweaken the system”, the Congress MP said: \u201cOur basic Constitution rights are being depleted. This is against the basic tenets of Panchayati Raj as well. States are reeling under the pressure of financial burden but this Bill will give more power to the Centre and less responsibility.”<\/p>\n

Gandhi also responded to a remark from the Treasury Benches referring to her family, saying: \u201cMahatma Gandhi is not from my family, but he is like my family member and the entire country feels the same way.”<\/p>\n

Backing her position, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor criticised the government\u2019s move using a poetic refrain, saying: \u201cDekho deewano ye kaam na karo, Ram ka naam badnam na karo.”<\/p>\n

Other Opposition parties joined the criticism, with the Trinamool Congress objecting to the removal of Mahatma Gandhi\u2019s name from the scheme and raising concerns about the financial implications for states. \u201cRam is revered by all, but I am more against the removal of Gandhi\u2019s name. Also, the state will have to cough up 40 per cent of funds,” said TMC MP Saugata Roy, as he demanded that the Bill be referred to a select committee.<\/p>\n

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