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Alok Nirantar uses his frame to depict former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh’s entry in the race to become the next Congress president, alongside Shashi Tharoor. Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot, who was being viewed as the top contender for the job, told reporters that he has pulled out of the race after meeting Sonia Gandhi Thursday.
Nala Ponnappa gives his take on how the ‘failed rebellion‘ by Congress MLAs loyal to Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot highlights the diminishing authority of the party’s central leadership, often referred to as the “High Command”.
Neelabh Banerjee comments on Biden administration’s nod to a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Pakistan for the sustainability of Pakistan Air Force’s fleet of F-16 aircraft.
E.P. Unny, while alluding to the five-year ban imposed on the Popular Front of India (PFI), asks whether the move by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) could prove to be a ‘smart (guided) bomb’ and hit the target — religious fundamentalism.
Kirtish Bhatt draws on the Union Cabinet’s approval for a 4 per cent hike in Dearness Allowance for central government employees and pensioners. In the illustration, a man reading a newspaper can be seen telling his wife: “Mehangai (dearness) is for everyone. But only those with jobs get dearness allowance.”