India, Nov. 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking at a Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas event in Dediapada in Gujarat's Narmada district on Friday, criticised the Congress, saying the party that governed India for six decades had "left tribal communities to their fate."

Addressing a gathering after inaugurating and laying the foundation stone of development projects worth over Rs.9,700 crore in the tribal belt of south Gujarat, he said, "The occasion of Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas also reminds us of the injustice meted out to crores of our tribal brothers and sisters. The Congress, which ruled the country for six decades, left the tribal communities to their fate. Our tribal regions faced issues like malnutrition, lack of healthcare, inadequate ...