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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: 2; font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" id="isPasted"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background: white;"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px;">ISLAMABAD: Indian opposition leader, Rahul Gandhi, will lead a protest rally against the repeal of MGNREGA by BJP, in Rai Bareily, tommorow on Jan. 20, congressional leadership said.</span></strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: 2; font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: 2; font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" id="isPasted"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">The Congress party has called for a 45-day campaign protesting the government&#39;s decision to repeal MGNREGA, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. The campaign began Jan. 10 and runs through Feb. 25.</span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: 2; font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: 2; font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" id="isPasted">MGNREGA guarantees 100 days of paid work per year to rural households and is considered India&#39;s largest social security program.&nbsp;</span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: 2; font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: 2; font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) now propose replacing it with new legislation called the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Bill 2025.</span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; 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color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background: white; font-size: 18px;">He lamented that, &ldquo;A rights based law has been turned into charity&rdquo;.</span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: 2; font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: 2; font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" id="isPasted"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Protesters plan to surround state residences of BJP-affiliated officials and state legislative buildings in the second phase, Congress member K.C. 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visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 945px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;"></iframe></span></div></div><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: 2; font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background: white; font-size: 18px;">The statement further said that &ldquo;Modi has changed the &lsquo;Right to work&rsquo; into permission.&rdquo;</span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: 2; font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: 2; font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" id="isPasted"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Indian media outlets reported the massive turnout of tens of thousands at the protests as historic, marking a significant challenge to the ruling party&#39;s attempt to overhaul rural employment guarantees in the world&#39;s most populous nation.</span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; 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Congress has announced a 45-day mobilisation titled “MGNREGA Bachao Sangram”, running from January 10 to February 25

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