New Delhi, May 23 -- Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Friday said that the UPA government had always "distanced" the North East from Delhi, but now it has been "connected".

On the 'Rising Northeast Investors Summit', Singh told reporters, "I thank PM Modi - the UPA government has always distanced the North East from Delhi. But now it has been connected. Handloom and handicrafts are in the DNA of the North East, and they have the potential to create job opportunities..."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday addressed the inaugural ceremony of the Rising North East Summit at the Bharat Mandapam in Delhi. Speaking at the summit the Prime Minister stated that from trade to tradition, from textiles to tourism the northeast of the country is...