Siddaramaiah slams Centre for dismantling MGNREGA

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah on Monday accused the BJP-led Centre of dismantling the MGNREGA and vowed a sustained agitation until it is restored. Addressing the ‘MGNREGA Bachao Sangraam’ rally here, he said the Congress would fight across the country against the replacement of the rural jobs scheme with a new law brought by the Union government.

“Today, across the entire country, the ‘Save MGNREGA’ campaign has been launched. It has begun in Karnataka as well,” Siddaramaiah said, alleging that the BJP government at the Centre had scrapped the MGNREGA during the winter session of the Parliament and enacted the Vikasit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar Ajeevika Mission Grameen (VB G-RAMG) Act in its place.