New Delhi, 16 December. Amidst the opposition’s uproar in the Lok Sabha, the government on Tuesday introduced the ‘Developed India-Ji Ram Ji Bill’ 2025, which replaces the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA). The House has also approved this bill by voice vote.
At present, on changing the name of MNREGA, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has fiercely targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He has accused PM Modi of hating Mahatma Gandhi’s ideas and the rights of the poor.
PM Been trying to weaken it for the last 10 years
The Congress leader posted on Instagram and said, ‘Modi ji has strong hatred for two things – the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi and the rights of the poor. MNREGA is a living embodiment of Mahatma Gandhi’s dream of village-swaraj – supporting the lives of crores of villagers, which also proved to be their economic security blanket during the Covid period. But, Prime Minister Modi has always been irritated by this scheme, and has been trying to weaken it for the last 10 years. Today he is bent upon erasing all traces of MNREGA.
Modi ji definitely hates two things – the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi and the rights of the poor.
MNREGA is a living embodiment of Mahatma Gandhi’s dream of village-swaraj – supporting the lives of crores of villagers, which also proved to be their economic security blanket during the Covid period.
But, Prime Minister Modi…
—Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) December 16, 2025
Rahul said, the foundation of MNREGA was on three basic ideas, including the right to employment – whoever asks for work will get it. Second, the village will have the freedom to decide the progress work itself and third, the central government will bear the entire cost of wages and 75% of the cost of goods.
PM Modi wants to concentrate power in his hands
The Congress MP alleged that now Prime Minister Modi wants to concentrate all the power in his hands by changing this MNREGA, in which –
- The center will decide the budget, schemes and rules.
- States will be forced to bear 40% of the expense.
- As soon as the budget ends or during the harvest season, no one will get work for two months.
This bill is an insult to the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha said, this new bill is an insult to the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi. The Modi government has already ruined the future of India’s youth by causing massive unemployment and now this bill is a means of destroying the secure livelihood of the rural poor.
Demand to withdraw MLA
Opposition members protested against the ‘Developed India-Ji Ram Ji Bill’ introduced in the House by the government and said that removing the name of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi is an insult to him. He also said that the bill should be withdrawn or sent to a parliamentary committee.
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