NREGA: Gandhi"s Name Added for 2009 Polls, Chouhan Says 2025

Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Shivraj Singh Chouhan alleged Mahatma Gandhi"s name was appended to the rural jobs scheme NREGA ahead of the 2009 elections. He linked the renaming to political gains and defended current reforms to MGNREGA. Opposition members questioned the claim, keeping the welfare programme and its legacy at the center of a heated parliamentary debate this week.