Sangrur, Dec. 23 -- Punjab chief minister (CM) Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday said instead of debating on the "name" of the new bill replacing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), the Congress should focus on the problem areas of the bill.

In an interaction with residents in Sangrur, the CM said, "Name changes don't feed the poor; daily wage labourers only care that they get work, so that they can feed their families. Hardly any change was witnessed when Allahabad was renamed to Prayagraj or when a station named Sarai Kale Khan became Deen Dayal Upadhyay Nagar."

He said restrictions have been imposed on many works under the new scheme and more financial burden has been put on states.

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