Heartless Attack on the Lifeline of the Rural Poor
Editor · Politics
Price: Rs. 9. In just five days-from December 16 to December 21, 2025, in undemocratic haste, behind the backs of crores of India's rural poor, women and men, adivasis and dalits, without any notice, without any consultation, the BJP-led Central Government led by Narendra Modi cut a lifeline of the rural masses. It scrapped the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). In its place it has brought a new law called the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Grameen) Act - its short form being G Ram G. The BJP-led Central Government scrapped the scheme with the name of Mahatma Gandhi, a name which has always been anathema to the RSS-BJP, so much so that RSS-Hindu Mahasabha activist Nathuram Godse and others conspired to assassinate Mahatma Gandhi within six months of independence. The Modi regime deliberately replaced it with the name G Ram G to appeal to the millions who revere Lord Ram. The Union Minister for Rural Development has already stated that those against the law are against "Gram-Kaam-Ram". Shame on this government trying to use a religious cover for their anti-poor policies! When they have removed "gram" (village) through the elimination of the Gram Sabha; when they have removed "kaam" (work) by cutting down on funds then where is the Rajya for Ram? Logically the shortened version should be Gram-G, which is what we should call it.