Kohima: Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given the highest priority to Northeast and to state like Nagaland in the last five years.
Singh was attending the ongoing Hornbill festival at Kisama near state capital Kohima. Addressing a colourful cultural programme, he said, “Prime Minister Modi visited Northeast more than 30 times in five years.”
Singh said that the Prime Minister has described Northeast as new engine of New India. He said because of the Prime Minister’s personal indulgence and personal outreach, northeastern culture, food, dance and music have reached every part of the country.
While stating that Nagaland has become the ambassador of Northeast for the rest of India through the medium of Hornbill festival, Dr. Singh said the festival has become a new torch bearer of a new cultural journey of northeast which is going to unite entire India with a message from a state like Nagaland.
