Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 19 -- Congress leader Pawan Khera has slammed the government over the Viksit Bharat-G RAM G bill, which was passed by Parliament on Friday, and said the legislation attacks the very essence of the MGNREGA framework, which in turn is an "attack on the working class of the country".

"What was intended to be a demand-driven scheme has been reduced to a supply-based scheme. The funds supplied by the central government, which were 100% earlier, will be reduced to 60% and based on the supply of the funds, the employment will be decided," Khera told ANI.

"The works, what kind of work will be undertaken, were earlier decided by the Gram Panchayat and Gram Sabhas...so it has not just been diluted. They have attacked the ...