Joint session of Legislature from Jan. 22 to have special discussion on VB G RAM G

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The Congress authorities has convened a associated league of the State Legislature from January 22, which would diagnostic a peculiar treatment connected the repeal of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) that has been replaced by the newly-enacted Viksit Bharat- Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Act, 2025.

Till extremity of Jan. 31

The legislature session, to beryllium held till January 31, volition commence with the Governor’s address, and the remainder of the concern volition beryllium decided by the Speaker and the Business Advisory Committee, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H.K. Patil told presspersons present during the station Cabinet briefing.

“One of the resolutions of the Cabinet was to make consciousness connected the societal and economical interaction connected the nine that the caller authorities could bring. The legislature league volition person peculiar treatment connected the caller legislation,” helium said.

Sources said that the authorities has asked 5 Cabinet Ministers, including Krishna Byre Gowda, Priyank Kharge, H.K. Patil and Sharan Prakash Patil, to beryllium contiguous successful the House during the league and coordinate Government’s strategies to onslaught the BJP and the Janata Dal (Secular) connected the VB-G RAM G Act.

Why alteration successful plans

When asked the crushed for not having a two-day peculiar league lone to sermon VB-G RAM G Act arsenic announced earlier, the Law Minister pointed retired astatine the provisions successful the Constitution. “As per Article 176 of the Constitution, the Governor should code the commencement of the legislature league aft the predetermination oregon astatine the commencement of the year. In presumption of this technicality, we are holding the associated league alternatively of a peculiar session,” helium said.

Asked if the Congress authorities was utilizing it arsenic a governmental tool, Mr. Patil said that the authorities is trying to make consciousness astir the interaction of the caller instrumentality successful the involvement of the State and people.

On whether the Congress authorities successful Karnataka was the lone dependable against the Bill, helium said, “Six to 7 States, including Punjab and Tamil Nadu, person expressed their displeasure and absorption to the caller law. It is not existent that we are the lone dependable against it.”

Published - January 14, 2026 07:58 p.m. IST

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