Common man's criticism holds more importance: Jitendra Singh

Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (DONER) Jitendra Singh on Thursday said the criticism by the Congress, which is used to paying obeisance to a particular family and sees everything through the prism of family dynasty, holds no significance as what actually matters is the feedback from the man on the streets.

Responding to the Congress taunt of 'do sal, bura hal', Singh said it is laughable.

When asked to comment on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to Shillong, Singh said it will bring about a revolutionary change in the development of the north-east states.

"Being the headquarters of North East council, Shillong holds an important place in the constituency. And it's the first time in the past couple of years when the Prime Minister has made an effort to attend the council meeting of Assam. This clearly reflects Modi ji's concern towards the development of north-east," Singh told ANI.

He further said the most important factor which has made this possible is the personal interest taken by the Prime Minister.

"It was on his directions that eight ministers from the Union were asked to travel to the north-east every fortnight and the results are there for everybody to see," he added.

Prime Minister Modi will pay his maiden visit to Shillong tomorrow to attend the plenary session of the North Eastern Council meet.

The government, which completes two years in office, will continue with its outreach programme with #TransformingIndia as its theme this time.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will be in Delhi, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in Jaipur, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in Chennai, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in Mumbai, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu in Bengaluru and Health Minister J.P. Nadda in Prime Minister Modi's parliamentary constituency Varanasi.

Hectic preparations are also underway for a massive cultural show at India Gate on Saturday to be attended by celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher and Prasoon Joshi.