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In today’s featured cartoon, Satish Acharya mocks UP CM Yogi Adityanath’s claim that if people don’t vote for his party, the BJP, it’ll turn into Kerala. Since then, the comment has drawn much criticism, including from Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, with many pointing out Kerala’s higher human development indicators.
Sandeep Adhwaryu also plays on Adityanath’s Kerala comment, showing the UP common man being run over — a reference to the Lakhimpur Kheri deaths — while returning from grocery shopping, while his Kerala counterpart stands intact at a distance.
R. Prasad also refers to Adityanath’s remark, while alluding to north Indian migrants settled in Kerala, drawing a comparison between that the state’s education system and that of UP.
Sajith Kumar comments on Karnataka state minister K.S. Eshwarappa’s claim that a saffron flag could replace the Indian Tricolour at the Red Fort in the distant future. He had made the remark when asked about the controversy over a saffron flag being hoisted at a college in Shivamogga.
Alok Nirantar turns his pencil towards Manipur in this cartoon, highlighting the little-to-no coverage the poll-bound state has received. The Election Commission Thursday revised the dates for Manipur’s assembly elections, which will now be held on 28 February and 5 March.
With voting having begun in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, E.P. Unny reflects on the implications of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs and Lakhimpur Kheri MP Ajay Mishra Teni’s son and prime accused in the violence case Ashish Mishra receiving bail.
Kirtish Bhatt also comments on Ashish Mishra’s bail, with a political leader saying that everyone in Uttar Pradesh can roam around freely — it’s just that you need to be cautious of speeding cars.