Overview
- After an extended CWC meeting in New Delhi, the Congress formally resolved to launch the MGNREGA Bachao Abhiyan beginning January 5, 2026.
- Leaders including Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi condemned the new VB‑G RAM G law that replaced MGNREGA, highlighting a 60:40 Centre–state funding split and calling it a burden on states.
- The party outlined mass outreach plans that include rallies, door-to-door drives, sit-ins, meetings, and leaflets to take its message to village level ahead of 2026 state polls.
- Congress is elevating concerns over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, with Madhya Pradesh leaders alleging deletions surpassing past victory margins and pledging booth-level verification.
- The new law guarantees 125 days of rural work with varied funding shares for different regions, while an internal flap over Digvijaya Singh’s remarks on the RSS led to a clarification that he opposes its ideology but noted its organisational capacity.