"Under pretext of renaming, scheme may be scrapped": Priyanka Gandhi on changes to MGNREGA

"Under pretext of renaming, scheme may be scrapped": Priyanka Gandhi on changes to MGNREGA

"The truth is that in the garb of changing the name of the scheme, they (Central govt) want to scrap this scheme. Why do they want to change the name of this scheme? Mahatma Gandhi is the father of the nation," Gandhi added.

MGNREGA renaming: Why remove Gandhi’s name, asks SP's Ram Gopal Yadav

Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Ram Gopal Yadav, on Wednesday, strongly criticised the government’s decision to rename the MGNREGA as the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) or VB-G RAM G, calling it unnecessary and disrespectful to Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy.