India, Dec. 18 -- The Lok Sabha was adjourned on a stormy note on Thursday after the lower house cleared the VB-G RAM G Bill, which seeks to replace the UPA-era MGNREGA. The Bill got Lok Sabha nod amid chaos, with tempers flaring between Opposition members and ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs. The confrontation escalated to the tearing of copies of the legislation, further intensifying the row.

The Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) bill, that aims to provides an employment guarantee of 125 days a year, has been sharply criticised by the opposition as it replaces the Congress-led UPA's employment guarantee act.

Rural development minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan responded to the eight-hour discussion on...