New Delhi [India], October 30 (ANI): Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday hit out at the Centre over references to the Manusmriti in the draft Shram Shakti Niti 2025, which was released earlier this month for public feedback.

In a post on X on Wednesday, Ramesh said, "The Modi Govt's draft Shram Shakti Niti 2025 released earlier this month for public feedback explicitly claims that the Manusmriti embeds 'the moral basis of labour governance within India's civilisational fabric, centuries before the rise of modern labour law.'"

Stating that "the return to the principles of the Manusmriti is in keeping with the RSS's most cherished traditions," Ramesh claimed that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) had "attacked" the Constitution for not deriving inspiration from "ideals and values

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