‘Merciless’ BJP government seeks to wind up MGNREGA, alleges T.N. CM Stalin

‘Merciless’ BJP government seeks to wind up MGNREGA, alleges T.N. CM Stalin

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday (March 29, 2025) alleged that the “merciless” BJP-led Union government has been striving to wind up the Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA), which was launched by the UPA regime as “a backbone and blood of the rural economy.”

DMK to stage statewide agitation over pending MGNREGA dues

Chennai: The DMK, led by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, has announced a large-scale agitation against the Central government over the non-release of pending wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). The party is demanding the immediate disbursal of Rs 4,034 crore in overdue payments. In a letter on Thursday, CM Stalin urged party members to mobilise MGNREGA beneficiaries for the protest, which will take place…

DMK will always be No 1, win polls; contest within opposition parties for second spot: Stalin

Chennai, Mar 29 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday said the competition among opposition parties is to "secure the second place" and the DMK we will always get to the "first place" and be the winner in elections.Addressing an Iftar event at Kolathur here, Stalin said although many parties hold Iftar events, they do not not "open their mouth when Muslims are harmed." Be it the Citizenship Amendment Act, the abrogation of Artic…

‘Stalin raking Hindi issue before polls, BJP respects all mother tongues’: Union Minister G Kishan Reddy at WITT 2025

New Delhi: At TV9 Network’s What India Thinks Today Summit (WITT) 2025, Telangana BJP chief and Union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy addressed the row surrounding the Hindi language issue. Speaking on the matter, he accused Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin of raising the anti-Hindi narrative for political gains ahead of the elections. During his session, Reddy responded to the claims that Hindi is being imposed on South India. He sai…

DMK to hold statewide protests over unpaid MGNREGA dues

CM Stalin claimed that despite repeated appeals to the Union government, including letters and representations in both houses of Parliament, their demands have been ignored.

Stalin Questions Centre Over Delay in MGNREGA Wages - News Today

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has strongly criticized the Central government for the delay in disbursing wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). In his statement, Stalin questioned, “Why is there no money to release the wages of the poor?” highlighting the plight of rural workers who depend on these payments. Criticism of the Central Government Stalin accused the BJP-led Union government of delib…