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In today’s featured cartoon, Kirtish Bhatt comments on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of trying to “topple” the Arvind Kejriwal government by “poaching MLAs”. In the illustration, a man watching the news can be heard asking his wife: “Is GST [Goods and Services Tax] also levied on this buying-selling?”
E.P. Unny, referring to the ‘bared fangs’ row involving the national emblem atop the new Parliament building and Mahatma Gandhi’s three monkeys — symbolising principle of ‘see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil’ — draws on the Supreme Court-appointed panel’s submission to the top court that the Centre did not cooperate with members probing the alleged use of Pegasus spyware against politicians, bureaucrats and journalists.
R. Prasad, too, delivers his take on the report of the SC-appointed committee tasked with probing the alleged use of Pegasus spyware, referring to Article 20(3) of the Constitution which grants an Indian citizen the right against self-incrimination.
Sajith Kumar alludes to how Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, after accusing the BJP of attempting another “Operation Lotus” — a reference to governments being toppled in Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, etc. — held prayers at Rajghat, along with 50 AAP MLAs, as a mark of protest.
Satish Acharya comments on the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into alleged irregularities in the Delhi government’s now-withdrawn new excise policy.