“The Union BJP government had dumped the MGNREGA, which remained the backbone of the rural economy and replaced it with a new one. They are doing this since they have hatred for the Mahatma and a dislike for the people’s welfare,” he said, addressing a government function at Karaikudi in Sivaganga district.
Rijiju said Uttar Pradesh is the largest state and the BJP and the state government will reach out to the public to explain the benefits of the legislation.
The decision to repeal a long-standing rural employment guarantee and replace it with a new framework has reopened a fundamental debate about how India understands welfare, work, and federalism.
The rights groups, united under the banner of the NREGA Sangharsh Morcha, stated that the proposed legislation is not a reform but a rollback of democratic and constitutional guarantees won by workers through decades of sustained struggle.
