Guwahati/New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- Continuing his attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed on Sunday that those in power after Independence could not understand the significance of places of worship and set a trend of being ashamed of their own culture for political reasons. Addressing a massive rally in Guwahati after unveiling projects worth Rs 11,600 crore, Modi said no country can progress by erasing its past. He had slammed the Congress at a rally in Bhubaneswar a day earlier.

Regarding the Kamakhya temple corridor project, which is to be developed by the Centre at a cost of Rs 498 crore, Modi said that once completed, a large number of devotees would visit the Shakti Peeth, boosting the tourism sector of the entire N...