Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act played a saviour for millions of Indians during the time of the COVID-19 but Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not ready to acknowledge the relief and security provided by the UPA government-implemented scheme to the hapless people of the country.
Criticising Mr. Modi for describing the MGNREGA as one of the "living monuments of the failures" of the Congress-led UPA, he said the PM had not understood the depth of the mass employment scheme and he did know how it has transformed the labour market of the country and how it became the last resort and huge protection for lakhs of people.
As the economy of the country was crippled due to demonetisation and "faulty" implementation of the GST, the scheme has become even more important now to protect the livelihood of the common people, the Wayanad MP said.
