Tumakuru, May 19 -- Launching a blistering attack on the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday declared that the "Karnataka model" of development was superior while dismissing the much-publicised "Gujarat model" as "hollow."Addressing the "Three Years of Achievement Dedication Convention" organised by the Tumakuru district administration and Zilla Panchayat, Siddaramaiah said the Congress government in Karnataka had demonstrated inclusive and welfare-oriented governance, unlike what he termed the BJP's divisive politics.
"Before the Karnataka model of development, the Gujarat model stands exposed as hollow," the Chief Minister said, alleging that despite the BJP ruling Gujarat for over three...