‘Approval’ for press freedom day celebrations & war of words over Karnataka poll manifesto
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‘Approval’ for press freedom day celebrations & war of words over Karnataka poll manifesto

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

   

Satish Acharya| Twitter/@satishacharya

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

In today’s featured cartoon, Satish Acharya draws on the Congress’s recently released manifesto for the Karnataka elections that talks about taking action against the Bajrang Dal and the Popular Front of India. PM Modi had responded to this by saying, ‘Congress had a problem with Lord Rama, and now it has difficulty with those who say ‘Jai Bajrang Bali’.


MANJUL|Twitter/@MANJULtoons

On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, Manjul takes a dig at the ‘declining’ press freedom in India. India’s ranking in the 2023 World Press Freedom Index has slipped to 161 out of 180 countries.


Sandeep Adhwaryu|Twitter/@CartoonistSan

Sandeep Adhwaryu mocks the the recently released BJP manifesto for the Karnataka elections that has made promises to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and National Citizens Register (NRC) if voted to power in the state.

Kirtish Bhatt| Twitter/@Kirtishbhat

Kirtish Bhatt gives his take on the verbal spat between cricketers Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli during an IPL game match in Lucknow. Both players were fined with 100 per cent of their match fees for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct.

R Prasad|Twitter/@rprasad66R Prasad too comments on the recently released BJP’S manifesto for Karnataka election, which mentions about providing half litre Nandini milk each day to below poverty line households.