Sonia Gandhi condemns ‘attack’ on MGNREGA, pledges Congress support

New Delhi, Dec 20 (UNI) Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi Saturday strongly criticized the government’s decision to scrap the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), calling it an “attack” on the rights of rural poor. In a video message, Gandhi recalled the Congress-led UPA government’s unanimous passage of MGNREGA in 2005, saying…

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Our Constitution has endured: Tharoor contrasts India with neighbours

Sadia Quadir New Delhi, Dec 20 (UNI) Politician and author Shashi Tharoor on Friday said that his book on the Constitution of India titled ‘Our Living Constitution’, aimed at making the country’s foundational document accessible to ordinary citizens. He pointed out that India’s Constitution has demonstrated extraordinary resilience in a turbulent neighbourhood, enduring for more…

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