As soon as the national budget was presented to the country’s parliament, people put down their calculators and started uploading memes on social media. This time the biggest debate in the Budget is about cigarettes and bidis. The reason is simple. Cigarette prices rose and bidis remained relatively cheap. Then what, bidi smokers got such an opportunity where they enjoyed cigarette smokers to the fullest extent. Now different types of funny memes related to this are spreading on social media.
A 40% GST on cigarettes has been implemented in the 2026 Budget pic.twitter.com/OS0RzApZCg
– Jagan 🇮🇳 (@1no_aalsi_) February 1, 2026
Bedi sellers took the joy of cigarette sellers
In memes circulating on social media, bidi smokers call themselves real players. It has been written somewhere that taxes on rich people’s cigarettes have increased but cigarette prices are still affordable. Somewhere it is said that bidi is an option not for the poor but for the wise. In many memes, the bidi smoker is seen asking the cigarette smoker to be on equal footing.
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The cigarette vs bidi war has broken out on social media
Cigarette smokers were mocked in a viral meme in which it was written that cigarette smokers are now searching for bidi shops after seeing the budget. In another meme, bidi was described as an economy-friendly smoke. Some users described it as the biggest development in the budget. Along with memes, interesting discussions also broke out on social media.
With my hand pic.twitter.com/yDPPpwRbmN
– Beto Vojdar (@bittu16182985) February 1, 2026
Some people look at it from a health perspective while some call it a battle between the common man and the branded lifestyle. Many users say that by increasing the tax, the government has made cigarettes more of a status symbol. While bidi smokers consider it their victory.
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