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In today’s featured cartoon, Sandeep Adhwaryu takes a dig at the recent women’s reservation Bill that was passed in Parliament. Though the Bill was hailed as a win, there is a lot more complexity that underlies it.
As the discussion around the women’s reservation Bill continues, it is essential to consider its implications on various communities and the political landscape.
Cartoonist Alok refers to AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi’s recent challenge to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to contest the next general election from the Hyderabad constituency. However, state Congress leaders have dismissed the challenge as political drama.
Here, Satish Acharya alludes to the sexual harassment cases against former Wrestlers Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Singh. In a recent video, the BJP MP is seen asking the media, “Who will cancel my ticket? Will you do it? Who will do it?” while speaking of getting a ticket from the party in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
In this cartoon, R Prasad satirizes the recent attacks against Canadian PM Justin Trudeau for honouring a WWII Nazi soldier in the Canadian parliament. By using the imagery of a Sikh head cover, the cartoon also hints at the breakdown in India-Canada relations due to the killing of a Sikh extremist leader in Canada.