Shivraj Singh Chouhan Slams Congress Over VBG Ramji Bill Protests; Mausami Singh Reports

In this breaking news report, India Today Senior Editor Mausami Singh details the escalating political confrontation between the BJP and Congress over the new VBG Ramji Bill, which replaces MGNREGA. Union Minister for Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan has strongly defended the legislation, dismissing Congress's protests as 'merely political'. The report highlights Rahul Gandhi's allegation that the 'entire bill... was brought at the behest of the PMO' without the minister's prior knowledge. Mausami Singh notes that the Congress plans a mass mobilization campaign, while Chouhan asserts the opposition is misleading the poor.