Constitution has enough scope to resolve Naga issue: Sonia

She, however, did not name the rebel groups the two factions of National Socialist Council of Nagalim NSCN fighting for a sovereign Nagaland. She said the regional aspirations could not be fulfilled through violence. 8220;It is a fact youth are seeking a better life and a better future. Some people had in the past thought such dreams could be realised only through violence. However, it is only through development that such dreams could be realized,8221;the Congress president said. Development required stability, which could come only by voting the Congress party to power in the state, she said.

Nagaland goes to the polls on March 5 to elect the 60-member Assembly. 8220;It is the Congress that brought freedom to India. It is also this party that had given statehood to Nagaland and had always provided funds for the development of the state. Don8217;t get carried away by false promises of other parties,8221; Sonia said. She was hinting at the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland DAN, a coalition headed by the Nagaland People8217;s Front NPF with the BJP as one of its major partners. The DAN was in the power till it was dismissed and President8217;s Rule imposed in the state on January 3.

Hitting out at the DAN Government, Sonia said it was not just a corrupt regime, but also one that miserably failed to provide security to the people. 8220;We have to fight against the politics of violence and corruption that the DAN regime had propagated. I appeal to the people of Nagaland to rebuild the state by voting the Congress to power,8221; she said.

8220;The Centre gave full financial support to the state since the UPA came to power. But what happened to those funds? Were those properly used? I think the people know better,8221; she said. Talking about the Union Budget, the UPA chairperson said, 8220;It is a historic budget and the Government has taken a revolutionary step by giving massive relief especially to the small and marginal farmers.8221;