The Telangana Legislative Assembly on Friday passed a resolution demanding the Centre withdraw the recently introduced VB G RAM G law and reinstate the original Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy moved the resolution. He said 90% of MGNREGA beneficiaries belong to SC, ST, and BC communities, with women making up 62% of them. Since its launch in 2005 at Bandameedipalle village in Anantapur district, MGNREGA has provided wage work on demand as a right. It has also aided workers in Mahabubnagar and Medak districts. Revanth Reddy criticized the new VB G RAM G Act, calling it a blow to the poor’s right to wage work. He said it dilutes MGNREGA’s spirit, curbs demand-based work, and harms women workers. He demanded restoring the old scheme, including dropping the 60-day work break during peak farming season and continuing all 266 types of work. He also highlighted that the new Act forces states to fund 40% of costs, weakening the federal principle, as the original scheme had the Centre fully cover wage costs. Opposition members from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi boycotted the session. However, members from Congress, CPI, MIM, and BJP participated. Deputy Chief Minister M. Bhatti Vikramarka and Rural Development Minister D. Seethakka said the new law favors corporations by providing cheap labor. Congress, MIM, and CPI leaders Ch. Vijayaramana Rao, M. Samuel, V. Bhojju, Y. Srinivas Reddy, Mir Zulfeqar Ali, and K. Sambasiva Rao opposed the new Act, while BJP's A. Mahesgwar Reddy supported it.