Itanagar, Sept. 22 -- : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday accused the Congress of neglecting Arunachal Pradesh and the entire Northeast because the region was not electorally significant while asserting that the BJP had placed it firmly at the centre of India's growth story.
Describing Arunachal Pradesh the "land of peace and patriotism," the Prime Minister unveiled development projects worth over Rs 5,100 crore during his visit to Itanagar. Addressing a public meeting he said earlier governments in Delhi ignored the state since it had only two Lok Sabha seats, but the BJP government was guided by a "nation first" approach. "Our inspiration is not seat count, it is nation first. That is why we brought Delhi closer to Arunachal, not j...