Punjab special Assembly Session LIVE UPDATES: Resolution passed in Punjab Assembly against VB G RAM G Act
Rural Development and Panchayat Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond, while tabling the resolution opposing the VB-G RAM G Act in the Assembly, said the legislation would seriously harm below-poverty-line households, Scheduled Caste communities and rural workers who rely on MGNREGA for their livelihood. The resolution urged the state government to raise the issue with the Centre and seek the continuation of MGNREGA as a demand-driven, rights-based scheme that is fully funded by the central government. It also called on the Centre to review those provisions of the VB-G RAM G Act that place an excessive financial burden on states and weaken rural labourers’ right to employment.
All burning issues of Punjab need to be discussed. It is condemnable that chief minister @BhagwantMann has not felt the need to discuss the complete collapse of the law & order situation in Punjab & called a special session to find a resolution to daily threats being received by… pic.twitter.com/ZtOC0n5vSQ
— Harsimrat Kaur Badal (@HarsimratBadal_) December 30, 2025
Leader of opposition Partap Singh Bajwa slammed Punjab government over special Assembly Session and called it a waste of money.
The Punjab govt tabled a resolution against Centre's G RAM G, repealing MGNREGA scheme. A total time of two hours has been allotted for the discussion.
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Chauhan has levelled serious allegations against the Punjab government, claiming that large-scale irregularities have occurred in MGNREGA in the state.
He said the scam was exposed after an investigation by a central team. According to him, 10,653 cases of financial irregularities have come to light. Chauhan further alleged that the Punjab government has taken no action against corruption and claimed that irregularities were carried out in the name of cleaning roads and canals.
The Special Session begins with tributes being paid to the martyrdom of four Sahibzadas of Guru Gobind Singh.
Punjab Abadi Deh (Record of Rights) Amendment Bill
Indian Stamp (Punjab Second Amendment) Bill
Punjab Land Revenue (Amendment) Bill, 2025.
The Centre is attacking the livelihoods of crores of poor people
The BJP government is a government of billionaires
We will not allow these tactics to succeed
Today, we have come with 10 lakh letters addressed to the Prime Minister
There are 30 lakh MGNREGA workers in Punjab
ਸਪੈਸ਼ਲ ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸਭਾ ਸੈਸ਼ਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਲੜੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅੱਜ ਇੱਕ ਹੋਰ ਕੜੀ ਜੁੜਨ ਜਾ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ। ਪਰ ਇਸ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਨੂੰ ਕੀ ਫਾਇਦਾ। ਸਰਕਾਰ ਰਾਜ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਿਗੜ ਰਹੀ ਅਮਨ ਕਾਨੂੰਨ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਤੇ ਚਰਚਾ ਕਰਦੀ ਤਾਂ ਬਿਹਤਰ ਹੁੰਦਾ। ਜੇਕਰ ਰਾਜ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਮਨ ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਹੋਵੇਗੀ ਤਾਂ ਹੀ ਲੋਕ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨਗੇ। ਦੂਸਰਾ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਆਪਣੇ ਮੰਤਰੀਆਂ ਸੰਤਰੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਬਚਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਨਰੇਗਾ…
— Sunil Jakhar (@sunilkjakhar) December 30, 2025
PTC News Desk: A special session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha has been convened today to deliberate on the impact of recent changes to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005.
During the session, the government will table a resolution urging the state to take up the issue with the Centre, seeking the continuation of MGNREGA as a demand-driven, rights-based scheme that is fully funded by the central government.
The resolution also calls for a review of provisions under the Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB G RAM G) Act, which the state alleges places an excessive financial burden on states and weakens the employment rights of rural workers.
In addition, the state government plans to introduce three bills in the Assembly: the Punjab Abadi Deh (Record of Rights) Amendment Bill, the Indian Stamp (Punjab Second Amendment) Bill, and the Punjab Land Revenue (Amendment) Bill, 2025.
The session is expected to witness intense debates, with legislators from the AAP, Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal targeting the BJP over the amended VB G RAM G Act. Meanwhile, the BJP is likely to press for a discussion on the state’s law and order situation.
- PTC NEWS
