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In today’s featured cartoon, Manjul takes a jibe at the central government for failing to ensure rehabilitation and financial support to migrant labourers and daily wagers who have decided to walk back to their villages en masse amidst the lockdown.
While medical staff around the globe is leading the battle against the novel coronavirus, Satish Acharya comments on how minuscule the healthcare budget is, compared to the defence budget.
Alok Nirantar pokes fun at Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar who urged people to stay at home and watch ‘Ramayana’ on television Friday. He faced severe backlash on social media over his comments and for not addressing the panic-stricken migrant workers who are stranded by the lockdown.
Rachita Taneja weighs in on the police’s bias while enforcing the lockdown.
Sajith Kumar comments on the host of government and formal sectors joining hands to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Indian economy.