Bengaluru, Dec. 30 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking the suspension of the newly enacted Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, warning that the law dismantles the rights-based, demand-driven framework of MGNREGA and undermines federalism, decentralisation and rural livelihood security.

Raising serious constitutional, fiscal and social concerns, Siddaramaiah has urged PM Modi to halt the implementation of the Act, which repeals the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).

In a detailed letter, the Chief Minister argued that while the new law increases the promised employment guarantee from 100 to 125 days, it weakens t...