Blames PM for failing NE

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in rallies in Guwahati and Imphal on Saturday attacked Congress and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for "failing" to ensure the development of northeast, though he represented Assam for 23 years in the Rajya Sabha.

On the death of Arunachal Pradesh student Nido Tania in Delhi, he said in Imphal, "It is a shameful incident for the nation. I offer my prayers for the boy and his family. There is lack of governance there."