Mamta Banerjee made a big move before the elections, will start this scheme in the name of Mahatma Gandhi

Mamata Banerjee: Before the assembly elections to be held in West Bengal in March-April next year, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has made a big move. He has made a big announcement in direct response to the Central Government’s Vikas Bharat Guarantee for Employment and Livelihood Mission (Rural) (VB-G RAM G) Bill. He said that the state’s rural employment guarantee scheme ‘Karmashree’ will now be named after Mahatma Gandhi. This announcement was made at the Bengal Business and Industry Conclave on Thursday.

Mamata Banerjee made this announcement on the same day when the central government removed Mahatma Gandhi’s name from MNREGA and VB-G RAM G Changed to. Mamata Banerjee launched a scathing attack without naming BJP and said that if some political parties are not able to show respect to our national symbols, we will show it. She further said that I feel embarrassed that they decided to remove Mahatma Gandhi’s name from the MNREGA program because I too am from this country. We are also forgetting the Father of the Nation.

The Chief Minister stressed that Gandhiji Removing his name fills him with deep shame. Mamta also posted on social media platform X that removing Gandhiji’s name fills me with deep shame. We just want respect. And if some people don’t know how to respect them, we will show what true respect is.

Bengal government runs Karmashree scheme with its own funds.

He told that the state government is running its Karmashree scheme with its own funds. We have created a lot of workdays under Karmashree. Even if the central fund stops, we will provide work to the people. We are not beggars. The Karmashree scheme, launched in 2024 in West Bengal, has provided 101.5 crore person-days of work to more than 90 lakh job card holders. This scheme is the state’s own initiative, which was started after the cut in MNREGA funds of the Centre.

Karmashree mainly in rural areas employment to unskilled laborers Gives and is associated with the work of various departments of the state. Mamta said that the state government is considering increasing the working days under this scheme, so that people can get more employment. The Centre’s VB-G RAM G Bill is replacing MNREGA, which guarantees employment for 125 days instead of 100 days, but the opposition is calling it an insult to Gandhiji and an additional burden on the states.

This step of Mamta is not only a political answer, but is also being considered a symbol of showing respect towards Gandhiji. The state government will soon bring a bill in the Assembly to officially link Karmashree’s name with Mahatma Gandhi. This decision may spark a new debate in Bengal politics, where Trinamool Congress has been continuously opposing the policies of the Centre.