An income scheme for ‘Garibi Hatao’ as a PM sells ‘chowkidar’ merchandise

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print or online, or on social media, and are credited appropriately.

@akshaychanders

Akshay Chanders takes a dig at the Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s Minimum Income Guarantee scheme, as opposed to the schemes launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

@GayathriThejas for IND Samachar

Gayathri Tejas, for IND Samachar, too takes a dig at the Minimum Income Guarantee scheme, suggesting that is a hallmark of the Gandhi family’s politics.

@sajithkumar

Sajith Kumar has his take on the Minimum Income Guarantee scheme.

@cartoonist_PM

Mahamud takes a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for promoting the Main Bhi Chowkidar merchandise on his social media accounts.

 

@satishacharya

Satish Acharya on Rahul Gandhi’s assets that have grown from Rs 55 lakh, in his 2004 election affidavit, to Rs 2 crore in 2009 and to Rs 9 crore in 2014.

 

@IeMalayalam

Indian Express Malayalam on how Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka are increasingly resembling their grandmother Indira Gandhi.