Centre Scraps MGNREGA For 'G RAM G' Bill; Akhilesh Yadav Says BJP 'Weak' For Using Religion

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan introduced the 'Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin)' or VB-G RAM G Bill in the Lok Sabha, seeking to replace MGNREGA. The new legislation promises 125 days of guaranteed wage employment but alters the funding ratio to 60:40 between the Centre and states. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav attacked the government, stating, 'The time when these people become weak is when they become religious and communal.' The Opposition staged a walkout, alleging the removal of Mahatma Gandhi's name is an insult to his legacy.