India, Dec. 28 -- The Congress on Saturday announced the launch of the nationwide MGNREGA Bachao Abhiyan from January 5 and said it would also hold at least four rallies to target the government over what it called the removal of Mahatma Gandhi's name, describing it as an insult to the Father of the Nation.

The announcement was made by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge at a joint press conference with Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, after a meeting of the Congress Working Committee, the party's highest decision making body. The meeting went on for over four hours and was attended by 91 party leaders.

Kharge said that during the CWC meeting, the party took an oath to launch a major movement in the country with th...