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, Sandeep Adhwaryu draws on criticism of the Congress for declaring that the aim of Rahul Gandhi’s ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra is to “unite the country” regardless of whether it will improve the party’s electoral prospects in poll-bound states.
Alok Nirantar depicts the release of NCP leader Anil Deshmukh after 13 months in prison on charges of money laundering, referring to how he told reporters that there was no basis to allegations levelled against him by former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh.
E.P. Unny alludes to a report by The Indian Express which revealed that while the central government told SC that it had initiated consultation with the RBI on demonetisation nine months before announcing the move, the affidavit filed in the top court failed to disclose that the RBI had initially rebutted the government’s listed objectives of a note ban.
Kirtish Bhatt gives his take on the discussion around Rahul Gandhi wearing just a t-shirt in biting December cold. In the illustration, a reporter is seen asking a man wearing a t-shirt, “Only this t-shirt in such cold? Are you a leader or supporter of any (political) party?”
Irshad Kaptan uses his canvas to give his take on the Maharashtra-Karnataka border row. In the illustration, a schoolboy draws a line on the desk and tells another,” I have drawn a line with chalk, do not encroach into my border if you want to stay away from disputes.”