NDA doomed: Cong

The Congress on Wednesday insisted it was making 8216;8216;substantial8217;8217; increase in its present number of seats and claimed the NDA was heading for 8216;8216;disintegration8217;8217;. It also ridiculed Defence Minister George Fernandes8217; plea to the EC to restrain Congress president Sonia Gandhi from raising the coffin scam and asked if raking up of the Bofors issue repeatedly had not demoralised the armed forces.

8216;8216;We feel he is worried. It is the Congress8217; responsibility and duty to bring to the people8217;s notice, the misdeeds of the BJP-led NDA government,8217;8217; party spokesperson Anand Sharma said. He asked why the PM and his Deputy were 8216;8216;begging for votes8217;8217; on the NDA stability issue.