Rural Jobs Scheme Is Victim Of Centre’s Repressive Policies: Rahul Gandhi

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi slammed the BJP-led authorities on Friday for decreasing the MGNREGA finances and alleged that the scheme, which turned into the muse of India`s rural economy, is turning into a sufferer of the Centre’s repressive rules. He additionally accused the authorities of misusing Aadhaar in opposition to the bad sections of society via way of means of linking it to the scheme beneathneath the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).

“MGNREGA is the muse of India’s rural economy. A innovative coverage that has supported endless families. The MGNREGA scheme, that is jogging the houses of crores of families, is turning into a sufferer of the repressive rules of the Centre,” Mr Gandhi stated in a Facebook submit in Hindi even as mentioning a information report.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge additionally hit out on the Centre for “axing” the MGNREGA scheme, pronouncing the bad will by no means forgive the Narendra Modi authorities.

“Prime Minister Modi’s authorities’s awl is operating on MGNREGA. A 33-according to cent reduce withinside the MGNREGA price range withinside the finances. The minister stated MGNREGA isn’t always a scheme to offer employment. States will need to pay forty according to cent cash for the Centre’s one hundred according to cent work.

“Narendra Modiji, do not end MGNREGA, the bad will now no longer forgive,” Mr Kharge stated in a tweet in Hindi. Mr Gandhi alleged that first the finances for the MGNREGA turned into reduce and now, the linking of salaries with Aadhaar is being done, and stated “each those are assaults at the earnings of the bad”.

The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) authorities’s imaginative and prescient for the Aadhaar card turned into to offer convenience, identity, and monetary safety to humans. But the prevailing authorities isn’t always simplest misusing this wondering however additionally the usage of it in opposition to the bad, the previous Congress leader alleged.

In his Facebook submit, the Lok Sabha MP from Wayanad in Kerala stated, “fifty seven according to cent of rural labourers will lose their day by day wages if Aadhaar card is made obligatory for MGNREGA. They (authorities) do now no longer have any coverage to offer new employment. It has end up the aim of this authorities simplest to put off the employment of humans and create problems for the bad to get their rightful cash.” “No new idea, no plan. Just one coverage — torture the bad,” he added.