Rural Development Minister accuses Congress of misleading people on VB-G RAM G

New Delhi, Dec 28: Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday accused the Congress of spreading misinformation about rural employment, powers of Gram Panchayats and security of workers under the VB-G RAM G Act, calling its “allegations” baseless and misleading.

On the day Congress announced the launch of a nationwide campaign against the repeal of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), Chouhan said the main opposition party’s outcry is “political” and claimed that the government has not diluted demand-driven employment.

“The confusion and misinformation being spread by the Congress and the opposition regarding rural employment, the powers of Gram Panchayats, and the security of workers is completely baseless and misleading,” Chouhan said, according to a statement by the Rural Development Ministry.