Bhopal: Stepping up the attack on BJP-led Government at the Centre, Congress President Sonia Gandhi said the country can never remain secure in the custody of those who allegedly took commission on coffins for Kargil martyrs.

"Coffin scam shows the NDA (National Democratic Alliance) can neither safeguard the country from external threats nor maintain internal security," Gandhi said addressing a series of election meetings in Bhind, Nagda and Chhatarpur of Madhya Pradesh, asking people to defeat BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) and its allies in the elections.

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Branding BJP as a party devoid of principles and values, she said because of its faulty policies the country was pushed into backwardness in the past six years and its rule created utter frustration among the unemployed youth due to lack of jobs.