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flag HP CM Sukhu fasts to protest MGNREGA changes, demands restoration of original scheme.

flag On January 30, 2026, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu led a two-hour symbolic fast at Shimla’s Ridge, commemorating Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary and protesting changes to the MGNREGA scheme. flag He criticized the central government for altering the program’s structure, including shifting to a 90:10 funding model and reducing village panchayat powers, which he said undermines rural employment, especially for youth and women. flag The Congress demanded the scheme’s restoration in its original form and the withdrawal of the VG-RAM-G scheme, citing harm to local infrastructure and livelihoods.

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