Amingaon, Assam: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asserted that only Congress can provide a strong government in "difficult times" when the country is facing threats like terrorism.
Addressing an election rally at Amingaon in North Guwahati, Singh voiced concern over the growing acts of terrorism, which posed a threat to the country.
"The Congress party can only give you a strong government in this hour by having all the apparatus to face difficult times," he said.
Stating that "terrorism has no place in our society", the Prime Minister condemned the recent acts of violence in India and Assam in particular where the common man, women and children were the victims.
"I have my sympathy for the victims of this senseless attacks and want to assure the people that we want to stop such acts of violence," Singh said.
After the Mumbai terror strike, the UPA government had strongly dealt with the emerging situation and was in contrast to what the BJP did when similar attacks took place during their rule, he said.
"There is a difference between what they (BJP) promise and what they do. That is for you to know," Singh said.
This was the prime minister's first election rally in Guwahati parliamentary constituency of Assam after he had to cancel his poll campaign in Dibrugarh on April seven due to bad weather.