Saharanpur, Dec. 28 -- Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya on Sunday called the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act a step towards freedom from corruption and making smart villages in the country.

Maurya termed Congress as a supporter of corruption, due to which they are opposing the VB G RAM-G act stating that it has been "uprooted" from the country.

"G RAM G Bill is a step towards freedom from corruption and making the village a smart village. Congress is a supporter of corruption... Therefore, they are opposing this bill; the public will teach them a lesson. They have been uprooted from the country, but in the states where they remain, the lotus will bloom there too, and their end will come,"...