Watch: NSUI protests against VB-GRAMG scheme in UP; security tightened in Varanasi, Lucknow

The National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) protested the VB-GRAMG scheme across Uttar Pradesh, including Lucknow and Varanasi, on Sunday. Demonstrations in Lucknow saw workers detained by security. In Varanasi, heightened security surrounded Prime Minister Modi’s public outreach office ahead of a planned “Save MGNREGA” march, with police and paramilitary forces on alert.