Increase MNREGP days to 300, says Krishnasamy

‘The scheme should be extended to town panchayats and municipalities’

TIRUNELVELI

Besides increasing the number of ‘working days’ under the Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Programme from the existing 100 days to 300 days, the scheme should be extended to town panchayats and municipalities also, Puthiya Thamizhagam president K. Krishnasamy has said.

Speaking to reporters here on Sunday Dr. Krishnasamy, who had camped here for canvassing votes for his party cadres contesting the rural civic polls, said the Indian Constitution, which had discussed at length the freedom of expression, had not mentioned anything about the downtrodden section’s ‘right to live’ by guaranteeing employment to them as livelihood was more important.