Congress holds night-long satyagraha against scrapping of MGNREGA in Mysuru

The Congress enactment held a night-long satyagraha astatine Town Hall successful Mysuru, successful Karnataka, against the scrapping of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) strategy by the BJP-led authorities astatine the Centre.

The satyagraha, which began connected February 1 evening with the showering of angiosperm petals connected the statue of Mahatma Gandhi astatine Gandhi square, featured a fig of activities, including offering angiosperm petals to the statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, speechmaking of the preamble of the Constitution, playing of revolutionary and patriotic songs.

The Congress workers shouted slogans successful favour of Mahatma Gandhi and his ideals aft showering angiosperm petals connected his statue.

Minister for Social Welfare H. C. Mahadevappa, who is the Minister successful complaint of Mysuru district, erstwhile MP V. S. Ugrappa, erstwhile Minister Shivanna, erstwhile MLA M. K. Somashekar, State Government’s Guarantee Implementation Committee Vice-Chairperson Pushpa Amarnath, Mysuru territory Congress President B. J. Vijaykumar and Mysuru metropolis Congress President R. Murthy were among the participants.

The night-long satyagraha astatine Town Hall featured documentaries connected MGNREGA and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, biopic connected Mahatma Gandhi, and speeches by Congress leaders.

Mr. Mahadevappa, successful his address, said the intent of the night-long satyagraha was to request the withdrawal of the VB G RAM G, abbreviated for Vikasit Bharat Guarantee Rozgar Ajeevika Mission Grameen, that ‘has been brought successful by the Centre successful a hurried manner’.

The MGNREGA had helped operation of a ample fig of cattle sheds, anganwadis, classrooms, compound walls for schools, and toilets, with gram panchayats having the powerfulness to place projects successful its jurisdiction. Hence, the Centre should bring backmost MGNREGA, helium said.