Puliyakote Kesavan

BIG: Government cuts excise duty by Rs 10 on petrol and diesel amid West Asia war. GOOD BUT .. Qs 1) will the cut only be for a month till elections are over or will it sustain? Q2) did it require a war and a supply crisis for excise duties to be cut? q3) why weren’t benefits ever passed onto consumer when global oil prices were low? Q4) will states now also pass on the benefit to consumers with duty cuts? Q5) are oil company fuel prices driven by market realities or state intervention and yes, ELECTION CALENDARS?

🚨 BIG SHOWDOWN! EC tells the Calcutta HC that it has the authority to transfer officers to ensure Free & Fair elections. The dispute arose after the EC ordered the transfer of 73 state officers ahead of the assembly polls in West Bengal. • Major transfers ordered: - Chief Secretary - Home Secretary - DGP - Kolkata CP - 12 SPs - 4 Police Commissioners & 1 Deputy Commissioner Kalyan Banerjee argued the state administration cannot function for a month without its officers. • Election monitoring: - 478 central observers deployed in Bengal - Highest among the states going to polls next month EC SAYS TRANSFERS NECESSARY FOR FREE AND FAIR POLLS.

What is this unnecessary attitude? The Speaker was being very humble and requesting her to speak, but instead she started threatening the Speaker. Jaya Bachchan is such an arrogant lady.

The Islamic regime has confirmed the death-sentence of 18 year old Melika Azizi was carried earlier today. Melika was arrested in January 2026 during nation-wide protests and charged with "moharebeh" (waging war against god for allegedly burning Islamic regime symbols. In court, Melika told the judge: "You let so many young people bleed. How can I remain silent? I don't care just kill me" She was a brave young lady!

“Rising food prices are a sign of growing prosperity,” said Manmohan Singh in 2011. This is exactly how Congress governed; completely disconnected from ground reality. When people were struggling to afford basic food, they chose to mock their pain, defend inflation, and shamelessly package hardship as “prosperity.”