Sorbh G

History of Finance | Equity

[MNS Report English @MNSReportEng]

Yet another example of lack of communication from the govt about missing link and Mumbai Pune express way closure. Gave no information at Atal setu entrance from Mumbai side, allowed people to cross Atal Setu, slammed them with 250rs toll and then asked them to go back to Mumbai, so that is another 250rs toll in reverse direction. 500 rs for not being able to go to Pune.
One wonders, is the govt itself here to scam its people?

[Sorbh G @sorbhg4]

@rushikesh_agre_ Seems like vaibhav suryavanshi is batting for July rains this year

[गजाभाऊ @gajabhauX]

रडा 😢😢😢

[Pune Mirror @ThePuneMirror]

30-Minute Wait at Khopoli Toll on Pune-Mumbai Expressway, Drivers Still Asked to Pay Toll

People travelling on the Pune-Mumbai Expressway faced a long wait at the Khopoli exit toll plaza, with some drivers saying they were stuck in line for nearly 30 minutes. Commuters claimed they informed toll staff about government guidelines related to long queues and waiting time, but toll collection continued.

Drivers also said staff and management told them, "There is no such rule on our highway." Many questioned why motorists face immediate penalties for violations, while their complaints during the delay were not heard. Police were present at the spot, commuters said.

#PuneMumbaiExpressway #KhopoliToll #TrafficUpdate #MaharashtraNews #Punetimesmirror

[Anirudh Kejriwal @AnirudhKejriwal]

Got stopped by Mumbai Police last night, probably because they saw a Gujarat number plate and a chance to take some extra income home.

The cop immediately started listing random violations - speeding, lane cutting, “driving in a hurry,” breaking rules - basically throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks.
None of it made sense, but he knew that as well.

He threatened me with a ₹3,000 fine and asked to step out of the car and come with him to his vehicle.
I had an urgent work meeting to jump into once I reached home and zero time for his nonsense, so I asked him to cut to the chase.
The "settlement" amount? A crisp ₹1,000.

The absolute best part of this transaction? As he let me go, he generously offered his personal "help" if I ever face any issues settling into Mumbai.
Customer service at its finest. 🤌🤡

Dear @Dev_Fadnavis ji, please start paying our cops well. They clearly work very hard. But so do the rest of us, and treating out-of-state plates like mobile ATMs is not the way to generate revenue. Fix this.

The biggest irony here : The cop who stopped me came driving on the WRONG SIDE of the road (along with half the traffic behind him) just to catch me.

[The Indian Express @IndianExpress]

Odisha engineer goes from Rs 6,000 salary to 5 buildings, 97 plots in 20 years https://t.co/xgaFpsPLoI

[🚨Indian Gems @IndianGems_]

> Bro became GM at Water Supply board
> Owns 18 acres of Land, 14 gated Flats
> Own Rs 100 Crores assets
> Spent Rs 34 Crores on daughter's wedding

All these with an average salary of Rs 80,000. Imagine the level of JOKE on taxpayers.

[Frontier Indica @frontierindica]

The Indian salaried class has been methodically stripped of every single inflation hedge available to it, one budget at a time.

You tried crypto. They slapped a 30% flat tax on gains, allowed no set-off of losses, and added 1% TDS on transfers.

You tried equities. Budget 2024 raised STCG from 15% to 20%, raised LTCG from 10% to 12.5%, increased STT on F&O, and also killed indexation for most other long-term capital gains.

You thought fine, I’ll diversify some savings abroad through LRS. They put 20% TCS on remittances above 10 lakhs for investments abroad.

You tried Sovereign Gold Bonds, because surely a government-issued, government-backed gold hedge would be the one clean instrument they would not mess with. Then Budget 2026 came along and removed the capital gains exemption for secondary market buyers.

And now the final insult.

The Prime Minister has publicly asked you to avoid buying physical gold for a year in the “national interest,” because gold imports use foreign exchange.

So let me get this straight. A middle class wagie earning in depreciating rupees, watching FD rates hover around 6.5% while real life inflation keeps eating his purchasing power, has now been told:

Crypto is taxed like a vice.

Equities are more expensive to hold and exit.

Foreign diversification gets hit with TCS.

SGBs are being wound down and tax-narrowed.

Buying physical gold is now unpatriotic.

Basically, every single exit from rupee depreciation has been systematically curtailed. You are expected to hold your savings in instruments the government controls, at returns the government sets, for a currency the government is rapidly inflating away.

Does this sound like Amrit Kaal to you?

[Raj Thackeray @RajThackeray]

Jai Maharashtra,

Two days ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to Indians to adopt austerity. Reduce gold purchases, avoid unnecessary foreign travel, consume less petrol and diesel, shift to electric vehicles, and embrace work-from-home practices. Why? Because gold and crude oil are imported, and they drain precious foreign exchange reserves. And with the Iran conflict escalating, global crude prices have surged sharply.

Fair enough. But the Prime Minister and senior leaders continue to travel across the country with massive convoys, roadshows, helicopters, flower showers, and extravagant political campaigns. Will the prime minister admit that ‘such political excesses were our mistake, and all of us including me, will not repeat it’? Why should the common man suffer for your mistakes? Is austerity meant only for the citizen and never for the political class?

Crude oil today is hovering around 90–100 dollars per barrel. But this is not the first time the world has seen such prices. During the 2008 financial crisis, during the Arab Spring of 2011–12, and the 2013–14 phase (when the BJP itself aggressively attacked the UPA over fuel prices) and again during the OPEC production cuts in 2022–23, crude prices had similarly touched these levels. During 3-4 such periods Dr. Manmohan Singh was the Prime Minister. Narendra Modi himself held the position once. Dr. Manmohan Singh did not ask citizens to stop travelling abroad. Narendra Modi himself did not make such appeals earlier either. So why now? When global crude prices had fallen to nearly 60–65 dollars per barrel, Indian citizens were still paying extremely high prices for petrol and diesel because of heavy taxation. The government earned lakhs of crores through fuel taxes. Where did that money go?

The Prime Minister once mocked the “freebie culture.” Yet elections - from Maharashtra to Bihar to West Bengal - are increasingly fought and won through precisely such populist giveaways. In Maharashtra, the ‘Ladki Bahin’ scheme has put tremendous strain on state finances. Instead of genuinely empowering women through jobs, education, and safety, governments distribute temporary cash benefits while inflation silently takes back much of that money. If the economic situation is indeed serious, will the Prime Minister openly ask all political parties to stop competitive populism?

The PM now asks citizens to reduce fuel consumption. Fine. But why did this wisdom not emerge during massive election campaigns involving thousands of vehicles, endless roadshows, and the transport of lakhs of supporters across states like West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala? That itself would have burnt crores of liters of petrol and diesel. This didn’t occur to you when massive money power was wielded to gain votes there? Citizens are also being advised to avoid foreign travel. But how many Indians can afford international travel today? Even the middle class that can afford it is living under constant job insecurity. Students wish to study abroad because India has not invested deeply enough in higher education over the last decade, nor created enough confidence in domestic institutions. All you seem to be interested in is imposition of Hindi.

Meanwhile, foreign institutional investors have been steadily pulling money out of Indian markets. Estimates suggest that nearly ₹1.5 lakh crore has exited over the past few months. The Prime Minister and his Chief Ministers travel to colder climates to cement investment deals. But if they are making those deals with Indian companies, why even go to Switzerland for it? The Prime Minister himself is embarking on another multi-country foreign tour beginning May 15. First cancel these travels and then preach austerity.

[Anuradha Tiwari @talk2anuradha]

My appeal to PM Modi-

In order to save petrol & diesel, please make it mandatory for bureaucrats, MLAs & MPs to use public buses and metro instead of large convoys.

It will also be a good opportunity for them to experience world-class infrastructure they are building for us.

[🚨Indian Gems @IndianGems_]

You do insider trading,

SEBI will ensure that you go to jail for 10 years.

Now in Bhopal, 50 top officers purchased land.

Within 16 months, a road project was sanctioned through the stretch.

Land prices increased 15 times.

But there is no corruption in India.

[🚨Indian Gems @IndianGems_]

This is a rarest-of-rare scenario where a major land scam came to light.

A junior IAS officer was allotted the most interior plots in the deal. When land prices skyrocketed, plots along the road increased 15 times in value. However, the officer’s interior plots saw almost no appreciation.

Feeling cheated, he pleaded for compensation or better plots. Everyone ignored him.

Out of sheer frustration, he quietly leaked the entire story to the media.

This is an extremely rare instance of getting caught. Across India, such deals usually go through smoothly without any exposure.

[The Exploited TaxPayer @IndiaNewGen]

We got what you want us to do.
Now this is what we want you to do.

1. Remove income tax surcharge immediately.
2. Increase 80C, 80D, home loan in the old regime.
3. Remove cap of 7.5L and 2.5L on pf & nps.
4. Make severance pay tax exempt.
5. Separate exemption for education.

[Satpal Singh @vsvicky_]

2 BHK in Mumbai: ₹3 Cr
2 BHK in New York: ₹4.75 Cr

Mumbai: 15x salary (Needs 15 years to own)
NYC: 5x salary (Needs just 5 years to own)

This is how insanely broken real-estate is in India.

[🚨Indian Gems @IndianGems_]

This is India’s most expensive Governor’s residence, valued at ₹30,000 Crore.

It spans 50 acres of prime sea-facing land in Malabar Hill, Mumbai.

Annual maintenance costs exceed massive ₹40 crore.

Now tell me What real work does the Governor actually do that justifies this massive tax expenditure?

[Saurabh Bharadwaj @Saurabh_MLAgk]

Dear Middle class ‼️

A 3 yr student of nursery class was raped by 57 yr old at SS Mota Singh School, Janakpuri.

@TOIIndiaNews did not publish this news in last 7 days, and today their story deliberately did not publish the version of complaint.

- Mother alleged DCP threatened the parents

- Mother alleged School is not cooperating

- SHO harassed the child by multiple questioning & hours of sitting.

- Mother alleged hymen found broken in medical examination

- Why was there a bed in the basement of the school with dim light ?

@TOIDelhi should learn basic journalism ethics from @IndianExpress & @the_hindu. At least have some humanity.

[Arun Arora @Arun2981]

All 7 suspended engineers are reinstated by CM Mohan Yadav today

Massive Massive Action

[Roshan Rai @RoshanKrRaii]

Do you remember this infamous 90° bridge in Bhopal?

7 Govt Engineers were suspended for this.

All 7 have been reinstated today so that they can create more Gems like this. 🥳

[Rahul Saini @JtrahulSaini]

बब्बन चौधरी नाम का दरिंदा...बेटी को छेड़ता है..प्राइवेट पार्ट्स को छूता है..शिकायत करने पर जान से मारने की धमकी देता है...!

यूपी पुलिस से शिकायत करने के बावजूद कार्यवाही शून्य... मुख्यमंत्री @myogiadityanath
जी ये डरी सहमी पीड़ित मां बेटी न्याय की गुहार लगा रही हैं.!

यमराज भेजकर मनचले बब्बन चौधरी को उठवाएं..!

[The Exploited TaxPayer @IndiaNewGen]

There are 6 slabs below 30L but a person who gets 3L in hand pays more than 60% of his income at the highest slab + 4% cess + 10% surcharge.

आज भी करदाता निर्मला ताई और मोदी जी का नाम सुनकर कांप जाते हैं।
A person whose CTC is 1cr pays effective tax more than the highest slab.