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The Opposition parties flagged the deficiency of consultations earlier introducing the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, asking the authorities to array grounds of discussions held with State governments earlier expanding their fiscal liability.
They besides invoked the illustration of the 3 workplace laws, which they said were passed nether akin circumstances and aboriginal withdrawn aft a prolonged farmers’ agitation. This Bill volition besides look the aforesaid fate, they said.
The Rajya Sabha began deliberations connected the authorities astatine 6.50 p.m. The statement concluded past Friday midnight (December 19, 2025) with the House passing it by a dependable vote amid vociferous protests.
Congress MP Mukul Wasnik opened the Opposition’s attack. Mr. Wasnik said that the MGNREGA was passed unanimously aft undergoing parliamentary scrutiny and extended consultations. He asked, “Can the authorities accidental the aforesaid happening astir this legislation?” He said that the Bill was introduced conscionable 3 days earlier the past time of the Winter Session. He asked, “Did you talk to the State governments earlier expanding their fiscal liability? Were they taken into confidence? And if it has been done, tin the authorities array those consultations successful the House?”
RJD person Manoj K. Jha said the MGNREGA was the closest approximation to the close to enactment arsenic enshrined nether Article 41 of the Indian Constitution. The caller Bill, helium said, was striking astatine the precise psyche of this Article.
AIADMK MP M. Thambidurai, portion appreciating the summation successful work-day entitlements from 100 days to 125 days, criticised the authorities for expanding the load connected State governments. If States are to carnivore 40% of the outgo of the strategy arsenic the caller authorities lays down, helium said, past States should besides get 100% of taxes and different cess that the Centre collects.
Bikas Ranjan Bhattacharya of the CPI(M) said the blackout play introduced successful the authorities volition rob the bargaining powerfulness of the agrarian poor, forcing them to enactment for minimum wages. The authorities allows for pausing the strategy during highest cultivation periods.
