NEW DELHI: Projecting development of the North-East region as an agenda of BJP, the party's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Saturday said that infrastructure IT and job creation are the key areas that need to be focused on."Why can't Manipur be made an IT hub?" he questioned. "Infrastructure of Manipur is crumbling. BJP will work on national highways in Manipur," he said. Modi also slammed the centre's pet project NREGA, saying, "The much hyped NREGA has failed in Manipur. People of Manipur have been forced to look for employment outside.""North-East has its own strength for economic development. North-East boasts of huge bio-diversity, it can be used as a big base for export of herbal medicines," Modi said. "Youth can be provided employment through value-addition chain. Agro-processing industries can do the face-lift of the North-east region," he stressed. "North-East has not harnessed its oil & gas reserves," he added.Modi also touted the Gujarat model of development and emphasised the need to develop tourism industry in the North-East. "North-East is a tourist paradise," he said. "Manipur can be made the power house of sports," he stated.Addressing a rally in Manipur's Imphal , Modi said, "Policies of the centre have not been aligned for the development of North-east region. India will only gain if North-East gains."Promising to bring the North-East region at par with other regions in India, Modi said, "The eight North-East states are like 'Asht-Lakshmi'. India has given 60 years to Congress, these are 60 years ruined. Give BJP 60 months to change the fortune of India."Raking up the issue of national security, Modi said, "We have to secure the border to secure people. Peace and progress go together. The problem of insurgency persists."Stating that the government at the centre cannot be trusted, Modi said, "UPA at the centre & Congress in Manipur have played with the issues of national security. Congress exemplifies bad governance." "All money from the centre is being used to fill the lockers of the ruling party," he added.According to Modi, "Lack of governance has led to North-East falling under divisive forces. Our land is not safe, life of people is not safe." "Manipur has seen some of the worst governments of Congress," he added.Talking about the need for national integration and interaction, Modi condemned the death of North-East student Nido Taniam in Delhi.Modi also cited the problem of drug trafficking in North-East saying, "Congress-led state government has failed to stop drug trafficking from across the border. Drug consumption is a big problem in Manipur.""The politics that is destroying India needs to end. We will bring back every penny of black money that has gone out of India," he said. lead 2