‘How many sins will BJP commit in Ram’s name’: Congress on VB-G RAM G ‘fake attendance’ cases
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The Congress on Wednesday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party over reported cases of fake attendance recorded under the VB-G RAM G rural employment scheme, asking “how many more sins” would the Hindutva party commit in the name of Hindu deity Ram.
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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said that in October a case of fake attendance under the scheme had been reported in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The government had issued a clarification after the Opposition had raised the allegations, he said.
At the time, Ramesh had shared a report about alleged irregularities in the state’s Bahraich, Chandauli and Ghaziabad districts.
Ramesh said that a similar case had now been reported in the Sant Kabir Nagar district. It was not immediately clear which report the Congress leader was referring to.
The Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Gramin Act took effect on July 1. It replaced the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.
The MGNREGA, which was introduced in 2005 by the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government, guaranteed 100 days of unskilled work annually for every rural household that wanted it, covering all districts in the country.
Under the new law, the number of guaranteed workdays will increase to 125, while the states’ share of costs will rise to 40%. The Union government will continue to bear the wage component, with states...