MNREGA gave legal right to employment, Modi government bulldozed Mahatma Gandhi’s dreams of village swaraj: Sonia Gandhi

By Sandy Verma On Dec 21, 2025

New Delhi. Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) President Sonia Gandhi said on Saturday that I still remember, 20 years ago when Dr. Manmohan Singh was the Prime Minister, the MNREGA law was passed unanimously in the Parliament. This was such a revolutionary step, which benefited crores of rural families. It became a source of livelihood especially for the deprived, exploited, poor and extremely poor people.

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Brothers and sisters..Hello
I still remember, 20 years ago when Dr. Manmohan Singh was the Prime Minister, the MNREGA law was passed unanimously in the Parliament. This was such a revolutionary step, which benefited crores of rural families. Especially for the deprived, exploited, poor and extremely poor people… pic.twitter.com/mjH4CfYRVe
— Congress (@INCIndia) December 20, 2025

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The Congress party on Saturday shared the video of Sonia Gandhi and wrote that brothers and sisters… Hello, there is a ban on people leaving their soil, their village, their home and family to migrate for employment. Legal right to employment was given, and Gram Panchayats got strength. Through MNREGA, a concrete step was taken towards the India of Mahatma Gandhi’s dream of Village Swaraj.

In the last 11 years, the Modi government made every effort to weaken MNREGA by ignoring the interests of the unemployed, the poor and the deprived in rural areas, whereas during the time of Covid, it proved to be a lifeline for the poor class. But it is very regrettable that recently the government bulldozed MNREGA. Not only was Mahatma Gandhi’s name removed, but the form of MNREGA was arbitrarily changed without any discussion, without consulting anyone, without taking the opposition into confidence. Now who will get employment, how much, where and how, this will be decided by the government sitting in Delhi, away from the ground reality.

Congress had a big contribution in bringing and implementing MNREGA, but it was never a party related matter. This was a plan related to national interest and public interest. By weakening this law, the Modi government has attacked the interests of crores of farmers, laborers and landless rural poor of the country. We are all ready to face this attack. 20 years ago, I had also fought to get the right to employment for my poor brothers and sisters, even today I am committed to fighting against this black law. All the Congress leaders and lakhs of workers like me are standing with you.