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In today’s featured cartoon, Satish Acharya comments on the promises made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi since before his election in 2014, and says they seem to be getting pushed further and further into the future, after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman spoke about the ‘blueprint’ for the next 25 years in her Budget speech.
Sandeep Adhwaryu also mocks the Modi government’s Budget for promising ‘Amrit Kaal‘ (literally elixir era) over the next 25 years, and why it sounds hollow considering the current economic plight of the common Indian.
R. Prasad also comments on the ‘Amrit Kaal’ promise, suggesting it will only come after the current Kali kaal (also known as Kalyug), meaning dark age, passes. He also links it to Home Minister Amit Shah’s “chronology” comment from two years ago.
Sajith Kumar has Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru wondering how much budgetary allocation has been given to getting rid of their imprints on India over the next 25 years.
Manjul draws upon politicians slamming Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his speech attacking the Modi government in the Lok Sabha Wednesday, and suggests what Gandhi did was quote the Constitution.
E.P. Unny alludes to Budget 2022 laying out a grand plan of introducing 400 semi-high speed Vande Bharat trains in the next 3 years, and makes a tongue-in-cheek comment on what purpose the trains could serve.