Attacking rights of poor while invoking Lord Ram: Congress slams BJP on VB G RAM G 'attendance fraud'

“Engaging in power politics and attacking the rights of the poor while invoking the name of Lord Shri Ram - this is the BJP’s true modus operandi, character, and face,” Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The Congress on Tuesday (October 13, 2026) slammed the BJP over reported attendance fraud within the VB-G RAM G scheme, saying that "attacking" the rights of the poor while invoking the name of Lord Shri Ram was its true modus operandi.Congress general secretary in-charge Jairam Ramesh shared the screenshot of a media report which claimed that a method of fraud has come to light within the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, or the VB G RAM G Act, scheme with a clone app, resembling the official National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS) app, being used to mark mass attendance using photos stored on mobile phones.In a post in Hindi on X, Mr. Ramesh said, "First, the theft of donations made in the name of Lord Shri Ram; then, an assault on the right to 100 days of employment under MGNREGA; and now, a scheme of state-sponsored plunder of the poor through fake attendance records in the VB-G RAM G programme!"पहले भगवान श्रीराम के नाम पर चंदा चोरी, फिर मनरेगा में 100 दिनों के रोजगार के हक पर चोट, और अब VB-G RAM G में फर्ज़ी हाज़िरी के ज़रिए गरीबों पर सरकारी लूट का खेल! नाम राम का, वार गरीब पर और लूट रोजगार के हक की! यह महज भ्रष्टाचार नहीं, आस्था के नाम पर भरोसे और रोजगार के नाम पर गरीबों के अधिकारों की लूट है। भाजपा की राजनीति में न भगवान श्रीराम के प्रति सच्ची श्रद्धा दिखाई देती है, न गरीब के प्रति संवेदना। भगवान श्रीराम का नाम लेकर सत्ता की राजनीति और गरीब के हक पर वार, यही भाजपा का असली चाल, चरित्र और चेहरा है।— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) October 13, 2026Invoking the name of Lord Ram, yet striking at the poor and looting their right to employment, Mr. Ramesh said."This is not merely corruption; it is a betrayal of faith and a theft of the poor's rights - all in the name of devotion and employment," he said.The BJP's politics reflects neither genuine reverence for Lord Shri Ram nor empathy for the poor, Mr. Ramesh alleged"Engaging in power politics and attacking the rights of the poor while invoking the name of Lord Shri Ram - this is the BJP's true modus operandi, character, and face," Mr. Ramesh said.The Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, or the VB G RAM G Act, came into force across the country from July 1, replacing the two-decade-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), introduced by the Congress-led UPA. Published - October 13, 2026 01:04 pm IST