Ahead of the Assembly Elections in Nagaland, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a public rally of BJP-NDPP at Agri Expo Centre Ground in Dimapur. While addressing the rally, he alleged that the Congress party never gave importance to Nagaland. He added that they don’t consider the state as an ATM as the Congress party did. Narendra Modi said, “Congress leaders in Delhi never looked towards Nagaland, and never gave importance to stability and prosperity in the state. Congress always ran the Nagaland govt on remote control from Delhi. From Delhi to Dimapur, Congress indulged in familial politics.” “Today, the Central government is giving free ration to thousands of families in Nagaland. This is happening because we don’t consider the 8 states of the Northeast as ATMs as the Congress party did. The 8 Northeast states are ‘Ashta Lakshmi’ for us,” PM Modi added.