Amid VB-G RAM G Bill row, WB CM names scheme after Mahatma Gandhi

Amid a row over the 'VB-G RAM G' Bill that seeks to replace MGNREGA, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has announced the renaming of the state's job guarantee scheme 'Karmashree' after Mahatma Gandhi. "Ashamed that [Mahatma] Gandhi's name [was] removed from the MGNREGA scheme...if they can't give respect to the Father of Nation, we will," CM Mamata said.