New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tursday pledged that all northeast states will be connected to Delhi through rail, air connectivity by 2027.

The Home minister made this statement while attending the 'Unity Utsav - One Voice, One Nation' event organized by Assam Rifles here in the national capital, as the chief guest.

In his address, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the word unity is very important for the northeast region.

For many years after independence, a vast area of northeast India was physically and emotionally distant from Delhi, he added.

He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has eliminated the physical and emotional distance between North-East and Delhi through connectivity.

"Today Northeas...