'Political clamour': Min slams Cong amid G RAM G law row

Union agriculture and rural development minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday attacked the Congress party, accusing it of indulging in "purely political clamour" and shedding "crocodile tears" over the replacement of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with the newly notified Viksit BharatGuarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) ot VB-G RAM G Act.

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In a post in Hindi on X, Chouhan alleged that the Congress lacked both intent and policy commitment towards rural employment. "This is the same Congress that, from time to time, reduced the budget for MGNREGA and froze wages. Today, Congress leaders are shedding crocodile tears," he said.

Chouhan's remarks came after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "destroying" MGNREGA. "The entire country will bear the cost of the whims of the 'lone ranger' PM - jobs will end, the rural economy will collapse," Gandhi said in a post on X.