India, Sept. 22 -- Itanagar: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Arunachal Pradesh as a "sacred and historic day" for the frontier state and the nation.

Addressing a large gathering at Indira Gandhi Park in Itanagar, Rijiju said the state was proud to host the Prime Minister on the auspicious occasion of Navratri and witness the launch of next-generation GST reforms from its soil.

Highlighting the rapid transformation under the Modi government, the Arunachal West MP noted that the state now enjoys modern connectivity.

"Arunachal Pradesh today has its own airport linking us directly to Delhi, Kolkata and Guwahati. We have a railway line, national highways, tunnels, and better roads. Fro...