Congress using AI videos to spread misconception about VB-G RAM G, mislead country, says Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Referring to a letter written by Kharge and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Chouhan said, the letter issued by the All India Congress Committee is “full of lies and deceit”. Chouhan alleged that Kharge and Gandhi are trying to “mislead the country by spreading false propaganda and misconception” about the provisions of the G RAM G Act.

Hitting out at the Opposition party, Chouhan said that the Congress has abandoned its “ideas, ideology, and ideals”. The Congress, which gave the slogan of “Garibi Hatao (Remove Poverty)” in 1971, has pushed the poor to the margins, he said. Chouhan said that under the NDA government, more than 25 crore people have been lifted above the poverty line.

Chouhan stated that 10 crore assets have been created under the MGNREGA, of which approximately 8.5 crore have been created under the NDA government.

Responding to a question on whether the 60:40 ratio of funding under the VB-G RAM G Act would leave states without enough money to spend on employment, the former Madhya Pradesh CM said, “I have been the Chief Minister of a state for almost four terms. We never faced a shortage of funds. There is no shortage of money for other schemes, especially when states are receiving more funds under this scheme (VB-G RAM G).”

Chouhan’s remarks came a day after the Congress released a two-page letter written by party President Kharge and LoP Gandhi to Gram Pradhans, ex-Gram Pradhans, Rojgar Sevaks and MGNREGA workers. In the letter, the Congress leaders have urged the people to join their party’s MGNREGA Bachao Sangram protest against the VB-G RAM G Act.