I can even say that sabka saath, sabka vikas in true sense, we are following it. "I have no problem over being called pro-Ahinda, but we are not just restricted to Ahinda. We are committed to social justice and believe in inclusive growth," he said.Claiming that the budget had been welcomed by people of all sections, including the media, he said it was 'development- oriented,' 'inclusive' and 'growth-oriented. 'Stating that BJP has now stopped talking about "Gujarat model of development" and advertising about "UP model of development", he said, "we have our own model which is 'Karnataka development model' and we are marching towards it. "Siddaramaiah clarified neither his party nor the government was against demonetisation or eradication of black money and corruption, but only objected to the way it was handled, causing inconvenience to public.

Source: Economic Times March 28, 2017 13:54 UTC