Bhopal: Joining the issue, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani today (Nov 26) rejected the charge that the Centre did not provide adequate security forces to cope with the anti-Bihari violence in Assam and said had Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) been in power in the Northeastern State the situation would not have worsened.

Addressing election rallies at Balaghat, Seoni and Katni, he said though the Centre had provided adequate security forces for quick restoration of normalcy, it was being blamed for anti-Bihari attacks.

Despite security requirements in four poll-bound States the Centre has made available 3-5 battalions of Border Security Force (BSF) to Assam, Advani said, adding that Minister of State for Home Chinmayanand Swami and Northeast Affairs Minister C P Thakur were deputed to review the situation in the troubled State.

"Results are before you ... but Congress is blaming us. Had there been a BJP Government in Assam, the situation would not have been allowed to deteriorate like this," he told a poll meeting at Balaghat.

Accusing Congress of having failed to provide good governance in States under its rule, Advani said if BJP Governments remain in power both at the Centre and in States, they would work in tandem to remove backwardness and bring rapid development.

PTI