Overview
- The Punjab Vidhan Sabha unanimously passed a resolution condemning the VB-G RAM G Act and urged the Centre to restore the original, demand-driven and fully centrally funded MGNREGA framework.
- Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said passing such state resolutions violates the federal spirit and defended the new law’s features, including 125 guaranteed days, technology-led oversight and retention of unemployment allowance.
- At a Parliamentary panel briefing, the Rural Development Ministry said it is coordinating with states to prevent “fake demand” during transition and would clear outstanding dues, with ₹3,082.52 crore owed to states including West Bengal.
- A coalition of 355 scientists, academics and civil-society actors urged consultation-led fixes instead of repeal, warning that a shift to normative allocations and a higher state cost share could erode rights-based access.
- Protests and petition drives by rural workers intensified across Punjab, as BJP leaders accused the AAP government of coercing signatures while AAP MLAs presented large batches of worker letters to the Assembly.