Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on July 19 hit back at Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma who took a swipe at the opposition coalition with his remarks that the British had named the country India, adding that he should ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi who gave names such as ‘Skill India’, ‘Start-up India’ and ‘Digital India’ for programmes across the country.
Opposition Congress Hits Back At Assam CM
Taking a dig at opposition parties over the name of their coalition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), Himanta Biswa Sarma on July 18 claimed that the British had named the country India and the fight should be to free the nation from ‘colonial legacies’.
Hitting back at Sarma, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, “Is the Assam CM having a surplus of sour grapes in his mouth? His new mentor, Mr. Modi, gave us Skill India, Start-up India and Digital India all new names for ongoing programmes.”
“He (Modi) asked CMs of different states to work together as ‘Team India’. He even made an appeal to Vote India!” Ramesh said on microblogging platform Twitter.
“But when 26 political parties call their formation INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance), he (Sarma) throws a fit and says use of India reflects ‘colonial mentality’! He should go tell that to his Boss,” the Congress leader added.
