The Congress on Tuesday (October 20, 2026) said the Modi government’s replacement of MGNREGA is nothing less than a “surgical strike” on the social safety net that protected rural India and alleged that the “vote chori sarkaar” has also perfected ” gramin mazdoori chori .”
Evidence of such fake attendance and clone app scams in UP and other BJP-ruled States has also been revealed in the media,” Mr. The Congress also slammed the BJP over reported attendance fraud within the VB-G RAM G scheme. Congress general secretary in-charge, communications, Jairam Ramesh cited a media report that claimed that while thousands were working under the VB-G RAM G scheme on paper in drought-hit Maharashtra, no workers were found on the ground at five sites in Beed. In his post on X, Mr. MGNREGA was the guarantee of support in such times of extreme distress. But its replacement with VB-G RAM G is nothing less than a surgical strike on the social safety net that protected rural India. Mr. “Instead, local politicians are pocketing their wages; no doubt belonging to the ruling party. “This is not just corruption, but systemic theft of workers’ wages. Last week, the Congress attacked the Modi government, saying the only guarantee the VB-G RAM Act extends is technology-driven exclusion, centralisation and the emasculation of gram panchayats.
Ramesh said, “Beed and other districts in Maharashtra are facing the worst drought in a decade. Ramesh said the report found that most villagers had not worked in months, despite being shown as employed. Ramesh said. The Vote Chori Sarkaar has perfected ‘gramin mazdoori chori (rural labour theft)’ also,” the Congress leader said.
