Congress stages sit-in dharna at Srinagar on MGNREGA, slams Centre The Congress party today staged a sit-in protest at its Srinagar headquarters under the MGNREGA Bachao campaign. Speaking to media, Congress Chief Whip and MLA Nizamuddin Bhat highlighted the welfare benefits of MGNREGA and accused the Centre of dishonouring Mahatma Gandhi’s vision, saying the move undermines a scheme introduced for the upliftment of the people. Get Take One news updates sent directly to your WhatsApp! Send ‘Hi’

CPP Chairperson Smt. Sonia Gandhi addressed the nation, reminding us that MGNREGA was launched over 20 years ago during the tenure of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to support poor farmers, provide livelihood security, and strengthen Gram Panchayats. Regrettably, over the last 11 years, the Bharatiya Janata Party government has systematically weakened this people-centric scheme and is now attempting to bulldoze MGNREGA altogether. The Congress stands firm. We will fight relentlessly to protec