Congress only can provide stable govt: Sonia

Berhampur (Orissa), Apr 3 : Rejecting the proposed Third Front as "momentary", Congress president Sonia Gandhi today claimed that her party alone was capable of providing a "stable and efficient" government at the Centre.

"Creation of new groups like Third Front and so on ahead of the elections is not good for democracy. They cannot provide good governance to the people," Gandhi said, addressing an election rally here during her one-day Orissa tour.

Strongly criticising the "concept of fronts", she said these groups coming into being on daily basis would push the country towards "disaster" as they have no specific plans and programmes.

Hitting out at BJP for raking up the issue of terrorism ahead of the polls, the UPA chairperson asked saffron leaders to recall that Parliament house was attacked during NDA rule and said no one should try to "politicise" the issue.

"Who was the Home Minister and the Prime Minister when terrorists carried out frequent attacks at different parts of the country including Parliament house," she asked.

Hailing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his government's plans, she claimed that the country's oldest party had both "experience and wisdom" to take the country towards progress.