North East’s integration with rest of India happened under Modi: Nadda

BJP president Nadda accuses Congress of neglecting North East, praises Modi's leadership in integrating region with country.

Accusing the Congress of neglecting and isolating the North East, BJP president J P Nadda on Thursday said the integration of the region with the rest of the country has taken place under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Addressing three back-to-back rallies for NDA candidates in Assam during the day, Mr. Nadda maintained that the "politics of appeasement by the Congress" has been replaced by "politics of performance and accountability by Modi." He claimed that the "character, definition and way of functioning of politics" has also changed in the country under Modi, who believes in pro-active and pro-responsive governance.

Mr. Nadda alleged that opposition parties are not bothered about people's welfare and are out to save themselves from being indicted in multiple scams.

Addressing a rally in Kokrajhar, the headquarters of Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), Mr. Nadda said peace has returned to the area due to the peace accords signed by the NDA government.

United People's Party Liberal (UPPL), an ally of the BJP-led coalition in the state, has fielded Jayanta Basumatary from the seat, where elections are due on May 7.

The BJP chief said, "Congress' policy was to keep North East in isolation and ignorance. It is the governments of Modi and Himanta Biswa Sarma which worked to connect the region with the rest of the country." "Ten years back when you visited Delhi, people asked which country you are from. But now integration is complete," Mr. Nadda said in the tribal-dominated region.

Referring to the peace accords signed under the Modi regime, especially with Bodo militant outfits, the BJP chief claimed insurgent attacks and the number of civilian deaths have decreased drastically in the region over the last decade.