Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on April 20 took a jibe at the Central Government and said that the job of the government is to "build up a nation and not bulldoze it down".

“The government that is elected to build has chosen instead to destroy. The job of a government is to build up the nation, not bulldoze it down. This government has forfeited the trust of a large number of its citizens by this shameful conduct,” said Congress's Shashi Tharoor.

“India's image is going downhill around the world. Everything I hear from my friends abroad is deeply negative. We are being identified with minority persecution and Islamophobia. We at one point used to be respected for our democracy and diversity... BJP is responsible,” he added.