Shivraj: Congress had no public assist for MGNREGA stir | India Information

NEW DELHI: Rural improvement minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday attacked Congress for its opposition to modifications within the rural employment assure scheme. He reminded them that they didn’t organise the agitation demanding restoration of MGNREGA.“Congress declared that it could launch a ‘maha sangram’ and plenty of dates had been introduced…, however no ‘sangram’ was seen,” Chouhan mentioned, claiming that the protest didn’t get public assist due to consciousness that the brand new legislation was higher.“We, noticed two ‘maha mazdoors’… sporting ‘gamcha’ on their heads, carrying axes on shoulders, however sporting denims…,” Chouhan mentioned as he confirmed photographs of Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi.Chouhan took on the declare that the VB-GRAMG patternwhere states are required to fund 40% would kill the scheme as states are “money strapped”. He mentioned states had made vital provisions.