India, March 17 -- The Opposition Congress on Tuesday walked out of the Chhattisgarh assembly, accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union government of snatching the rights of the poor by weakening the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) and replacing it with the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) or VB-G RAM G.

Former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel alleged that the Union government altered the scheme's structure and diluted the rights guaranteed under it as the Congress moved an adjournment motion seeking a discussion on the issue.

BJP legislator Ajay Chandrakar interrupted Baghel and said the Opposition had informed the House on Monday about its decision not to participate i...