India, June 10 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, strongly countered the Congress party's criticism of the Modi government's performance over the past 11 years, asserting that the grand old party has "forfeited the right to criticise" in the court of the people. Emphasising the transformative progress made under Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's leadership, the Minister said the Congress, which neglected the aspirations of the people for more than six decades, now stands exposed before a new India that rewards performance and punishes apathy.

"Congress has lost all moral rights. They had destroyed the prospect of Northeast when they misg...