Andhra Pradesh Congress chief Sharmila slams Centre’s move to rename MGNREGA

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Y.S. Sharmila. File

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Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Y.S. Sharmila connected Tuesday (December 16, 2025) criticised the Centre’s connection to rename the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).

In a station connected X, the State Congress person launched a scathing onslaught connected the Centre for its determination and called Prime Minister Narendra Modi “an heir to Nathuram Godse.” She said if Godse physically assassinated Mahatma Gandhi, “today Mr. Modi is committing different signifier of execution by erasing Bapu’s sanction and wiping retired Gandhiji’s ideals, the goals of the state struggle, and the principles helium taught”.

She said the effort to region the Father of the Nation’s sanction from the employment warrant strategy was “an enactment of treason”. “This is an unforgivable betrayal of Mahatma Gandhi by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) authorities led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Renaming the strategy arsenic “VB G RAM–G” (Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission-Gramina) is simply a deliberate conspiracy to insult Gandhiji. The RSS is trying to person the NREGA strategy into its ain ideological programme,” she alleged. 

“The Congress person wondered wherefore the BJP harboured truthful overmuch hostility towards state fighters and erstwhile Prime Ministers of this country. She said the Centre’s effort should beryllium resisted bony and nail and the full federation indispensable reason Mr. Modi’s actions. State MPs should besides rise their dependable against the Bill,” she demanded. 

Published - December 16, 2025 03:17 p.m. IST

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