SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu, along with Cabinet colleagues and party leaders, on Friday paid tributes to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, on his death anniversary at the historic Ridge Ground in the state capital.
After paying homage, the Congress leaders observed a two-hour fast from 11 am in protest against the renaming and dilution of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
The Chief Minister said the BJP-led Union government has not only changed the name of MGNREGA but has also undermined the very spirit of the scheme.
He said earlier that the scheme provided employment opportunities, especially to the youth and women in rural areas, but employment avenues are now being curtailed.