Guwahati, March 14 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the Congress governments of keeping the Northeast far from both 'Dilli' (Delhi) and 'Dil' (Heart) for many decades following Independence while unveiling projects worth Rs.23,550 crore in Assam's Silchar town.

"In a way, they had forgotten about the region. But the double engine government of BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) has connected the region in such a way that it has created a buzz everywhere," Modi added while addressing a public meeting in Silchar on the second day of his two-day visit to the poll-bound state.

Highlighting how the Barak Valley was an important trade route and industrial hub prior to Independence, he said, "North east is the centre of India's Ac...