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Mistry alleges NDA Govt conspiring to scrap MGNREGA

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Press Trust of India Lucknow
Last Updated : Feb 02 2016 | 9:28 PM IST
Alleging that the NDA government was conspiring to scrap MGNREGA ensuring employment to the poor and deprived, Congress today exhorted its workers to apprise the people with the designs of the ruling party.
"The Central government on one hand, is hailing this scheme but on the other is conspiring to scrap it and Congressmen have to expose this," AICC general secretary and in-charge of party affairs in the state Madhusudan Mistry said.
"It is the duty of Congressmen to monitor the scheme which was launched by the previous UPA government...They should move out in their districts, blocks, villages and struggle to ensure that labourers get work and their wages", he said.
Addressing the convention to mark completion of 10 years of MGMNREGA in the country , Mistry said Congress led UPA government brought the only scheme of its kind ensuring at least 100 days employment in an year to the poor which has benefited a large number of people.
On the Central government celebrating completion of 10 years of MGNREGA, Mistry said it was an eyewash and alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi changed his colours at every given opportunity.

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First Published: Feb 02 2016 | 9:28 PM IST

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