‘Trying to erase Gandhiji’s name’: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah on MGNREGA replacement
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday alleged that the BJP-led Union government’s decision to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rural and Ajeevika Mission Gramin (VB-G RAM G) Act was not approved by the Union Cabinet.
According to a report published by Deccan Herald on Monday, speaking at the Congress foundation day programme in Bengaluru, Siddaramaiah claimed the decision was taken by the Prime Minister’s Office without proper cabinet discussion.
"They are trying to erase Mahatma Gandhiji’s name. No matter what they try, Mahatma Gandhiji’s name is permanent. This scheme, started by Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi in 2005, is now being changed. It hasn’t been decided in the Cabinet. It has been decided in the prime minister’s office, even the concerned minister doesn’t know", DH quoted him as saying.
The Chief Minister said the Congress Working Committee has decided to launch a continuous agitation against the move from January 5, starting at the gram panchayat level and extending to the national level.
He lamented that the VB-G RAM G Act had increased the financial burden on states, making it 60% for the union government and 40% for the state. “The BJP is trying to ruin the rural economy. Dalits, OBCs minorities and women were benefiting (under MGNREGA). When there are no jobs, they should be given work. They are trying to destroy this scheme,” he said.
Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar also strongly criticised the move, is it possible to erase Mahatma Gandhi from this country’s history? Power is not permanent. How long will their party (BJP) be there? There must be an end. Is BJP permanent? Emperors like Alexander the Great are gone, Saddam Hussain had to hide.
Shivakumar further pointed out that even BJP-ruled states would struggle to implement the 60:40 funding pattern proposed under VB-G RAM G Act, calling it impractical and unfair.
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Jharkhand: 3 arrested for 'raping' 2 women in Gumla
Gumla (PTI): Three persons were arrested on Monday for allegedly raping two women at a village in Jharkhand’s Gumla district, police said.
All the three accused have been remanded to judicial custody, Gumla Sadar Police Station officer-in-charge, Mahendra Karmali, told PTI.
According to police, one of the women had been called to Gumla Sadar by her boyfriend on Sunday for an outing.
“She arrived at the spot accompanied by a female. The woman’s boyfriend then called a friend, and they took the two women to a secluded place in Sisai police station area in the evening, forcibly made them consume alcohol before raping them,” the officer said.
The accused later called another man to the spot, who also allegedly raped the women, he said.
“The women later reached the Sadar Police Station and lodged a complaint on Sunday night. Police conducted raids and nabbed the three accused on Monday,” he added.
Further investigation is underway.
