Regional aspirations act as deterrent in coalition govt: Cong

After heading two successive coalitions, Congress today conceded that diverse needs of the country through regional aspirations sometime act as "deterrents" in a coalition Government and asked the voters to understand the reality.
The Congress remarks in its mouthpiece,'Congress Sandesh', come at a time when it appears faced with a difficult election ahead and there is a thinking in a section of the party that instead of repeating its coalition experiment -- of forming UPA II government in 2009 -- the party should have sat in Opposition and waited for a clear mandate.
"We are a growing economy with limited resources and we need to progress within our means and limitations. Also the diverse needs of the country through regional aspirations sometime act as deterrents in a coalition Government.

"It is imperative that the voter understands the reality before making up his mind for the choice of the party it wants to choose for taking the country forward in the 21st century," the party said in its mouthpiece.
The party also had a dig the BJP without naming it for raising the "bogey of anti-Congressism" saying it reflects the main Opposition party has no positive or creative philosophy.
Apparently with the emergence of AAP on its mind, which snatched power from Congress in Delhi after 15 years of uninterrupted rule and opinion polls projecting a surge for Narendra Modi-led BJP, Congress also cautioned the youth of the country from "those who promise the moon".

"A growing economy is always impatient. The new generation youth, who have had a taste of affluence is in a great hurry for achieving greater heights. The impatience of the youth is exploited by those, who promise the moon.
"The discerning youth needs to realise that governance is not a race but a means to a stable future both for youth and the country...Congress is the only mature and stable vehicle for achieving progress," the party said.