BJP firebrand Shehzad Poonawalla tore into Congress, declaring it hostile to Ram, villages, developed India, and farmers, triggered by their backlash against the ‘Jai Ram Ji’ scheme as MGNREGA’s successor.
Drawing from Congress’s internal admissions, Poonawalla noted, ‘Leaders like Jairam Ramesh deemed MGNREGA temporary—now they’re feigning outrage.’
Modi government’s MGNREGA outlays eclipse UPA’s dramatically. Recalling Pawar and Chidambaram’s calls for state accountability, he emphasized relieving farmers’ loads.
Boasting 125 guaranteed workdays, immediate payments, and transparent operations, the new program aligns with Viksit Bharat@2047. Congress’s opposition exposes its anti-progress agenda, he argued.
On SIR, Poonawalla defended Bihar’s court-supervised rollout; no post-list legal hurdles from parties. He warned of opposition’s divisive tactics in UP, Bengal—real aim: safeguarding infiltrators via EVM, EC smears.
Karnataka’s BBMP ballot shift? ‘Congress’s panic button for kin,’ Poonawalla quipped. ‘EVM or paper, verdict’s sealed: their loss.’
As political temperatures rise, Poonawalla’s salvo reframes the narrative around welfare evolution versus entrenched resistance.