New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday launched a strong attack on the Congress, saying that people of the Northeast "cannot forget the dark history" of the party and that it "has always abandoned the Northeast".

Sarbananda Sonowal, who initiated the debate in Lok Sabha on the motion of thanks to the President's Address, said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has "given the highest respect to the Northeast, its culture, heritage and people".

He said it is for this reason, "we consider Modiji one of our own".

"The President's Address, delivered by India's first Adivasi President, second Mahila President and the youngest President of a nation with the world's largest youth popula...