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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of being afraid of a caste census and vowing to ensure justice for the marginalized. Gandhi asserted that a caste census will be the first step taken by his government if it is formed. He criticized Modi for transferring wealth to select business people while ignoring the needs of the majority of the population and promised to rectify this injustice through the Congress manifesto’s guarantees. Gandhi also defended his record as a politician, citing his involvement in various social and political movements.

With the Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections fast approaching, political parties are turning to MGNREGA workers as campaign helpers, offering lucrative incentives. These workers, who typically earn around ₹300 per day through MGNREGA, are now being offered up to ₹600 per day, meals, and liquor. Officials report a decline in MGNREGA workforce as workers join political campaigns, raising concerns about the availability of manpower for rural development projects.

Authorities in Patiala are investigating allegations that laborers received payments under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme without performing any work in a village in the Nabha sub-division. The complaint was filed by Raj Kumar Kansuha, president of the Democratic MGNREGA Front Punjab, who accused the block development and panchayat officer (BDPO) and additional program officer (APO) of buying votes for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) by paying wages to numerous laborers in Malkon village in April despite no work being done. Kansuha provided details of the total number of laborers who were paid during the imposition of the poll code, claiming that the online attendance of laborers, which should include their onsite pictures, did not comply with the guidelines. He further alleged that some Rural Employment Guarantee Act projects were already completed or nonexistent.

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), once a prominent welfare program in India, has recently regained attention due to a statistical curiosity. Despite being one of India’s most industrialised states, Tamil Nadu has emerged as a major recipient of MGNREGA funds.