New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- : Taking a dig at the Centre's BJP government and its handling of various issues over the last six years, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said that government schemes should be named "Sit-down India", "Shut-down India" and "Shut-up India", in a sarcastic reference to various government schemes such as 'Start-up India', 'Make in India', 'Skill India' etc.
"Lip service was paid to 'Skill India', 'Digital India' and 'Start-up India'. But there was no mention of 'Stand-up India' as you are so busy banning stand-up comedians. Government schemes should really be named as Sit-down India, Shutdown India and Shut-up India," Tharoor said in the Lok Sabha.
The Congress leader's remarks came in criticism to the governme...