<h1>Opposition's social post on GST for bidis sparks insult and electoral-prejudice claims; possible IPC 499/500 and RPA 123 actions</h1> A social media post by an opposition state unit alleging differential GST treatment for bidis sparked a political dispute with the ruling party accusing the opposition of insulting the state and invoking electoral motives. The post was deleted after protests. Legal issues include potential defamation or insult claims by political actors, scrutiny of electoral-law principles regarding campaigning and prejudice ahead of assembly polls, and administrative-legal questions about the GST rate change's justification and public-health implications. Remedies could involve civil defamation suits, police complaints under public-order statutes, election commission scrutiny, or judicial review of the tax rationalisation.