'MGNREGA will end in months, Bill is against poor': Priyanka Gandhi

18 Dec 2025 Evaluate

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra fiercely objected to the VB-G-RAM-G Bill passed in the Lok Sabha, asserting that the proposed legislation will finish off the rural employment guarantee scheme completely. She also asserted that the opposition is united on the issue and will strongly oppose the government move.

Speaking to reporters, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said, ‘We will protest against this bill. With this bill, MGNREGA will end in the coming months. The moment the burden shifts to the states, this scheme will gradually end. This bill is against the poor.’ 

Priyanka Gandhi also highlighted the concerns that the bill’s implementation would place undue responsibility on state governments, potentially undermining the welfare scheme that supports millions of rural households across the country. Vadra warned that the scheme would ‘gradually end’, once financial responsibility shifted to states. ‘This is a clever trick of increasing workdays from 100 to 125. When the burden falls on state governments, the scheme will collapse. This Bill is against the poor,’ she added.

Her remarks came soon after the Lok Sabha passed the bill that seeks to replace the 20-year-old MGNREGA with a new initiative that guarantees rural jobs for 125 days every year amid vociferous protests by the Opposition.


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