The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print or online, or on social media, and are credited appropriately.
In today’s featured cartoon, Manjul depicts how the BJP high command is using LJP’s Chirag Paswan to sideline Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, ahead of assembly polls.
Kirtish Bhatt takes a jibe at BJP MLA Surendra Singh, and by extension the government, for putting the onus of preventing rapes on the ‘sanskaar’ of young women.
Sandeep Adhwaryu jokes that looking at the current state of Uttar Pradesh, with weak indicators, nobody needs to ‘conspire’ against the Yogi Adityanath government. In an FIR, the Hathras Police claimed that they have uncovered an “international plot” to instigate riots along caste lines and defame the UP government.
Alok Nirantar reminds readers about the conspiracy in the Sushant Singh Rajput case against the Mumbai Police. Even as they were frontline Covid workers who risked their lives to protect the citizens.
After Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azaad ‘Ravan’ offered protection to Hathras victims’ family at his house, R Prasad reminds everyone how Sita was treated in captivity by demon-king Ravan.
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