Itanagar, Sept. 22 -- Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for development initiatives in the North East and expressed gratitude for the Goods and Services Tax reforms.

Addressing a gathering in Arunachal Pradesh's Itagar, CM Pema Khandu said that the North East under PM Modi is contributing to the nation like an "engine of growth".

He said, "Everyone knows, the Prime Minister has never weighed the North East on the scales of politics. He has always said that the nation will only move forward when the North East moves ahead. Unlike the earlier times when the North East was known for negative reasons, today the North East is contributing like an engine of growth due to political inter...