PM urged to suspend execution of VB-G Ram G

Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday criticised the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab for passing a resolution against the Viksit Bharat G-RAM G Act, calling it “undemocratic” and contrary to the spirit of the Constitution.

Addressing a press conference, Mr. Chouhan said States were constitutionally bound to implement laws enacted by Parliament. “Passing a resolution against a Parliamentary law in a State Assembly goes against our constitutional framework,” he said.

The Punjab Vidhan Sabha, during a one-day session, had adopted a resolution opposing the new rural employment law, alleging that it diluted safeguards under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). The resolution was moved by Punjab Rural Development and Panchayat Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond.