US Edition‘Insult to the Poor’: Opposition Holds Overnight Dharna Against VB-G RAM G Bill Replacing MGNREGA
Opposition protested a bill replacing MGNREGA, citing increased state wage burden and reduced rural worker protections, while government cited modernization and 125-day employment guarantee.
- On December 19, 2025, Parliament passed the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Bill, with Lok Sabha approving it after heated debate as opposition MPs protested inside the Parliament complex.
- The government said the VB-G RAM G Bill modernises rural employment and raises guaranteed work to 125 days, but opposition warned states would bear 40 percent of wage costs.
- Opposition MPs staged an overnight sit-in and a 12-hour dharna inside the Parliament complex on December 18–19, marching with placards including Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and INDIA bloc parties.
- Opposition leaders vowed nationwide street demonstrations following the Parliament sit-in and warned the new rules could cause the scheme to collapse, signaling immediate mobilization.
- Opposition MPs demanded referral to the Select Committee, complaining the Bill was circulated with barely five hours' notice and alleging symbolic erasure of Mahatma Gandhi, which deepened anger.
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New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday gave her assent to the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, which replaces the MGNREGA and has a provision for 125 days of wage employment for rural workers. With the presidential assent, it now becomes the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, and a notification in this regard was published in the Gazette of India. The Rural Development Ministry, in a statement, called…
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Parliament Winter Session Highlights: The proceedings for the last day of the Winter Session in Parliament will resume at 11 am on Friday. Both the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill and the VB-G RAM-G Bill were passed in the Upper House, which resulted in chaos. The bill was met with loud objections and protests from Opposition members as they asked for a day to read and understand the …
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