Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Priyanka Chaturvedi pulled no punches in New Delhi, forecasting massive economic damage to India from the Iran-US-Israel imbroglio. ‘Global havoc is unfolding, but India’s import-dependent energy sector makes us exceptionally vulnerable,’ she declared.
With Iran’s battles raging on, economic headwinds are gathering force. Chaturvedi painted a grim scenario: volatile oil imports jacking up costs, hammering fiscal balances, and eroding purchasing power. ‘The impact on India will be outsized; we must compel an end to this madness,’ she implored, spotlighting the urgency for diplomatic heft.
In a sharp pivot, she defended Mamata Banerjee’s SIR protest as emblematic of BJP’s voter-rights assault across states. ‘Their PhD-level playbook guarantees BJP rule—via splits, flips, or Election Commission tweaks,’ she exposed.
Illustrating with Bihar—where Nitish’s win prompted a hasty Rajya Sabha exit—and Maharashtra’s engineered collapse, she decried the assault on mandates. ‘This power hunger is scorching our Constitution; it must cease.’
On the Speaker no-confidence bid, Chaturvedi highlighted egregious partisanship: silenced mics, ignored agendas, and slurs against the LoP. ‘Limits breached when LoP couldn’t speak, accused of scripting from a book. Parliament starts with this motion and debate,’ she anticipated.
Her analysis spotlights dual threats—geopolitical shocks and democratic erosion—demanding robust responses to shield India’s progress.