00:00okay let's turn to another big story this time coming in from parliament where the narendra
00:06modi government today introduced in the lok sabha the viksit bharat g ram g bill which will replace
00:13the mahatma gandhi national employment guarantee act now this has become a trigger for a political
00:20showdown with the opposition claiming a that mahatma gandhi's name has been removed and also
00:26suggesting now that the funding to this scheme could be transferred from the center to the states
00:32putting additional burden on the states all of this is leading to a potential political face-off
00:40take a look at why this new bill is so contentious
00:56parliament witnessed high voltage drama on tuesday as the narendra modi government introduced the
01:10viksit bharat guarantee for rosegar and ajifika mission gramin or vb jiramji bill the proposed
01:19legislation will replace the mahatma gandhi national rural employment guarantee act with the new bill the
01:25center is pushing a major reset of rural employment while manrega guaranteed hundred days of work
01:38the vb jiramji bill ups it to 125 days manrega was fully funded by the center whereas bb jiramji makes
01:48the state provide 40 percent of the funding the opposition accused the bjp of dismantling a
01:55flagship welfare scheme linked to mahatma gandhi the congress called it an attempt to centralize
02:02control and dilute workers rights mahatma gandhi
02:10lake in many many many requirements jesse either
02:16go to church and yes it comes a comes a ties some etica parts better than acharya or call even
02:22earth kisiki ninja militantosa sanak or pour back down to another person at jaya
02:29The government hit back.
02:34Rural Development Minister Shivaraj Singh Chauhan argued the bill is for public welfare,
02:39insisting Gandhi lives in our hearts and that VBG Ramji reflects Ram Raj.
02:59Protests filled outside the house as well.
03:17Opposition leaders accuse the centre of being anti-Gandhi and politicising Lord Ram.
03:29You are going to go down. And I have said before, in which time it gets worse, it gets more religious and communal.
03:39Some MPs staged a dramatic rooftop protest at the old parliament.
03:45Meanwhile, NDA-LI TDP flagged concerns, warning of added financial burden on states.
03:51It's a welcome move that whatever amendments that you are bringing in with respect to the betterment of Narega,
03:59at the same time, this is what Andhra Pradesh is facing from 2014 itself.
04:05And you have been helping us.
04:07And last one and a half year, people of Andhra have seen how much union government has helped.
04:11And we expect and we request that help to continue even with respect to the Narega going forward.
04:17Despite the storm, government sources say the centre is determined to pass the VBG Ramji bill in this session,
04:26clearing way for approval on the upcoming budget session and remains firm that the name won't be changed.
04:35With Moshmi Singh and Aishwarya Paliwal in Delhi, Bureau Report, India Today.
