New Delhi, March 9 -- Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Monday criticised the Union government after a news article indicated that regulations required to implement the new rural employment law replacing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme are yet to be finalised.

Sharing a newspaper article on X, Ramesh alleged that the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had rushed through legislation in Parliament to replace the previous rural employment scheme without adequate consultations.

"In Dec 2025, in just two days, the Modi Govt bulldozed the repeal of MGNREGA through the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. No consultations with states took place. No legislative scrutiny by the Standing Committee concerne...