Cardboard blinders to drown out political, economic woes & Nitish Kumar’s BJP umbrella
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Cardboard blinders to drown out political, economic woes & Nitish Kumar’s BJP umbrella

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

   
Satish Acharya | Sify.com

Satish Acharya | Sify.com

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 takes a jibe at the controversy surrounding Karnataka students being made to wear cardboard boxes during their exams and suggests that Prime Minister Narendra Modi might be doing the same to drown out the country’s problems.

Manjul | Mid Day

Manjul comments on the slew of Bollywood stars who lined up to take selfies with Prime Minister Modi at a recent event marking the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

Mika Aziz | Twitter

Mika Aziz illustrates the political landscape of Bihar after Union Minister Amit Shah put an end to speculation about the BJP-JDU alliance, and confirmed that both the parties would contest elections under Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s leadership.

 

R Prasad | Economic Times

R. Prasad weighs in on the country’s economic slowdown, with experts saying that boosting consumption is the need of the hour.

Sajith Kumar | Deccan Herald

Sajith Kumar, too, takes a dig at the cardboard-blinders but directs his fun at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her various defences for the state of the economy.