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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis connected Saturday (December 12, 2025) slammed the Congress for questioning the Centre's program to rename the MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act), and said determination was nary request to wage attraction to the Opposition enactment arsenic it keeps targeting the authorities adjacent erstwhile radical person benefits.
Talking to reporters connected the sidelines of a programme successful Nagpur, Mr. Fadnavis said the Modi Government has brought a affirmative alteration which volition importantly boost improvement successful agrarian parts of the country.
The Union Cabinet connected Friday (December 12) approved a Bill to rename the MGNREGA arsenic 'Poojya Bapu Grameen Rozgar Yojna', and the fig of workdays nether it would beryllium accrued from 100 days astatine contiguous to 125 days.
Replying to a query astir Congress person Priyanka Gandhi's reported connection that renaming the MGNREGA volition pb to unnecessary spending, Mr. Fadnavis said, "They criticise erstwhile enactment is carried retired nether the MGNREGA, but they besides onslaught erstwhile nary enactment is carried out. They talk against it adjacent erstwhile radical payment from it (the scheme)".
Stifling demand: On the MGNREGS
"Hence, determination is nary request to wage attraction to them. The Modi Government has brought a precise affirmative change, which volition payment the agrarian improvement and agrarian employment procreation successful a large way," the CM said.
When asked astir concerns being raised that the Opposition was not allowed to protestation connected the steps of the Vidhan Bhavan (State legislature complex) and that determination was speech that it was portion of the government's strategy, Mr. Fadnavis said, "We don't person immoderate specified strategy. On the contrary, I americium precise blessed that a batch of treatment is going connected successful this year's session." The wintertime league of the Maharashtra legislature is presently underway successful Nagpur.
"I americium besides precise blessed that truthful galore bills person been approved successful this session. We should beryllium blessed erstwhile discussions are held due to the fact that protesting connected steps and not taking portion successful discussions does not person a spot successful democracy. We invited if treatment is held arsenic overmuch arsenic possible," helium said.
Talking astir the upcoming municipal corp elections successful Maharashtra, Mr. Fadnavis said the adjacent politician successful Mumbai volition beryllium of the ruling Mahayuti.
There are lone 2 large parties successful Kalyan-Dombivli (region successful Thane district) and those are Shiv Sena and BJP, helium said, adding that different parties don't person overmuch beingness there.
"We (Sena-BJP) volition beryllium unneurotic and determine connected the seats," helium said.
