Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah criticised the Centre for replacing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with the VB-G-RAM-G Act. "Gandhi was killed by Godse the first time. This government is killing him for the second time. They should not have this much vengeance," Siddaramaiah said. He added that MGNREGA was rooted in the directive principles of the Constitution.