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“MGNREGA is the inspiration of India’s rural economic system,” Rahul Gandhi mentioned.
New Delhi:
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi slammed the BJP-led authorities on Friday for lowering the MGNREGA price range and alleged that the scheme, which was the inspiration of India’s rural economic system, is changing into a sufferer of the Centre’s repressive insurance policies.
He additionally accused the federal government of misusing Aadhaar in opposition to the poor sections of society by linking it to the scheme beneath the Mahatma Gandhi Nationwide Rural Employment Assure Act (MGNREGA).
“MGNREGA is the inspiration of India’s rural economic system. A revolutionary coverage that has supported numerous households. The MGNREGA scheme, which is operating the houses of crores of households, is changing into a sufferer of the repressive insurance policies of the Centre,” Mr Gandhi mentioned in a Fb publish in Hindi whereas citing a information report.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge additionally hit out on the Centre for “axing” the MGNREGA scheme, saying the poor won’t ever forgive the Narendra Modi authorities.
“Prime Minister Modi’s authorities’s axe is engaged on MGNREGA. A 33-per cent minimize within the MGNREGA funds within the price range. The minister mentioned MGNREGA just isn’t a scheme to offer employment. States should pay 40 per cent cash for the Centre’s 100 per cent work.
“Narendra Modiji, do not end MGNREGA, the poor is not going to forgive,” Mr Kharge mentioned in a tweet in Hindi.
Mr Gandhi alleged that first the price range for the MGNREGA was minimize and now, the linking of salaries with Aadhaar is being carried out, and mentioned “each these are assaults on the revenue of the poor”.
The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) authorities’s imaginative and prescient for the Aadhaar card was to offer comfort, id, and financial safety to folks. However the current authorities just isn’t solely misusing this considering but in addition utilizing it in opposition to the poor, the previous Congress chief alleged.
In his Fb publish, the Lok Sabha MP from Wayanad in Kerala mentioned, “57 per cent of rural labourers will lose their every day wages if Aadhaar card is made obligatory for MGNREGA. They (authorities) do not need any coverage to offer new employment. It has turn out to be the intention of this authorities solely to remove the employment of individuals and create difficulties for the poor to get their rightful cash.” “No new concept, no plan. Only one coverage — torture the poor,” he added.
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