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In today’s featured cartoon, Alok Nirantar draws on PM Modi’s surprise visit to the Central Vista construction site Sunday and takes a dig at the passage of several legislations without debate or discussion in this year’s monsoon session.
R. Prasad on former JNU student union president Kanhaiya Kumar’s decision to shift to the Congress from the Communist Party of India. Setting the tone is the slogan, “azadi“, that Kumar often invokes in his speeches.
Satish Acharya contrasts PM Modi’s address at the United Nations General Assembly last week with his call during the ‘Janata Curfew’ to beat utensils to applaud health workers leading the battle against Covid. Many people had misinterpreted the PM’s message at the time to suggest the beating of utensils would help drive away coronavirus.
E.P. Unny weighs in on the violence that erupted during an anti-encroachment drive in Assam last week, which left two villagers dead in Darrang district and several others — including police personnel — injured. Union minister Amit Shah, portrayed here, handles home as well as the newly-created cooperation portfolio.
Kirtish Bhatt draws on the Delhi government’s decision to implement the ‘Deshbhakti curriculum‘ in schools from this week.