Bengaluru, Feb. 17 -- The Congress -led state government has undertaken the work "left undone" by the central government, said Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday while defending his government's guarantee schemes and refuting the claims that they are mere "election gimmicks". The chief minister also slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government for its "anti-people" decisions.

"Our state government has undertaken the work left undone by the central government which has abdicated its responsibility. Our guarantee schemes are not just election gimmicks. They are the result of the feedback obtained during the Bharat Jodo Yatra," Siddaramaiah said while presenting the budget.

"These schemes are earnest efforts to cr...