Congress to launch ‘Save MGNREGA’ movement in Assam from January 10

09 Jan 2026 Evaluate

The Congress will launch its ‘Save MGNREGA Movement’ in Assam this Saturday as part of a nationwide agitation against the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission Gramin Act (VB–G RAM G), which has replaced the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).

AICC general secretary in charge of Assam, Manoj Chauhan, said on Thursday that the party would continue its agitation until the new law is withdrawn and MGNREGA restored. He alleged that the VB-G RAM G Act has removed the guaranteed employment that workers earlier enjoyed under MGNREGA and is an attempt to snatch away several constitutional rights.

Chauhan said that as part of the nationwide protest, the 'Save MGNREGA Movement' would be launched in Assam from January 10, with press conferences being held at district headquarters, to be addressed by district Congress chiefs, along with Assam Pradesh Congress Committee observers in-charge of the respective districts.

As part of the programme, a day-long statewide dharna will be held across the state on January 11. Protest meetings will also be organised in every gram panchayat from January 12 to 29, involving Congress workers and MGNREGA labourers. Another statewide dharna is scheduled for January 30, Martyrs’ Day, marking the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

Manoj Chauhan claimed that although the NDA government has repeatedly attempted to impose several ‘black laws’ without caring for the suffering of the common people, people have not allowed such attempts to succeed. He also alleged that by dismantling the MGNREGA, state governments would be financially weakened.


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