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Congress person Rahul Gandhi connected Tuesday (January 27, 2026) alleged that the motive down Prime Minister Narendra Modi's “intent to destroy” MGNREGA is to portion workers of their close to negociate wages, portion panchayats of their power, and propulsion the state backmost to the epoch of kings erstwhile each powerfulness was concentrated successful the hands of a few.
Mr. Gandhi shared a video of his caller enactment with MGNREGA workers connected X and said the aforesaid workers who proclaimed that MGNREGA changed their lives were present saying that the Modi authorities is "enslaving workers".
In his station successful Hindi accompanying the video, Mr. Gandhi said, "What is the motive down Modi ji's intent to destruct MGNREGA? To portion workers of their close to negociate regular wages; to portion panchayats of their powerfulness and necktie their hands; to portion states of their authorization and centralise powerfulness successful Delhi; to propulsion the state backmost to the epoch of kings and maharajas, wherever each powerfulness and wealthiness were concentrated successful the hands of a few.”
“Minimum wages, a warrant of year-round work, the close to enactment with state and dignity – these are what the country's millions of labourers were proclaiming successful 1 voice: 'MGNREGA changed our lives'. It took decades to bring astir these changes,” Mr. Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition successful Lok Sabha, said.
“Today, those aforesaid labourers are saying – 'The Modi authorities is simply a authorities that enslaves workers',” helium said.
In the video, an MGNREGA idiosyncratic could beryllium seen telling Mr. Gandhi that this authorities is "enslaving workers".
The MGNREGA workers speech astir however the instrumentality helped them successful providing livelihood security, but the authorities was intending to "destroy" the “transformative” initiative.
The Congress has been demanding that the authorities retreat the caller Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) oregon VB-G RAM G Act and afloat reconstruct the UPA-era MGNREGA.
On January 10, the Congress launched the 'MGNREGA Bachao Sangram', a 45-day nationwide run against the repeal of the UPA-era Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
