JAMMU: The Congress held a sit-in dharna in Jammu under the banners of ‘MGNREGA Bachao’ and ‘Humari Riyasat, Humara Haq’, asserting that it will not allow any dilution of the rural employment scheme or compromise the rights of Jammu and Kashmir.
The protest, organised as per the directions of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Sunday, was led by Pradesh Congress Committee working president and former minister Raman Bhalla and former minister Yogesh Sawhney.
Addressing the gathering, Bhalla alleged that the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), meant to provide work and economic security to the poorest sections, is being systematically weakened.