NEW DELHI: On the President's address to Parliament, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday alleged it is "sad that the Modi govt is making the President read

BJP pamphlet

".
"In this 10 year laundry list, the Modi govt has exaggerated even the smallest schemes. This recurrence has been seen in the President's address in past years also," Kharge said on X.

On economic survey, Congress's

Jairam Ramesh

said the survey points out that MGNREGA has been a lifeline for rural poor. "The PM must thus explain why he is throttling MGNREGA by reducing allocations," he said.