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, Alok Nirantar alludes to the speculation over Ajit Pawar of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) switching sides to join ranks with the Bharatiya Janata Party, along a significant chunk of his party legislators. The former Maharashtra Deputy chief minister’s moves have left even those within NCP stumped.
Cartoonist Sajith Kumar comments on how the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government reacted to the killings of Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf under the custody of its police. “Paap aur punya ka hisaab isi janam mein hota hai (sin and virtue are accounted for in this lifetime),” Jal Shakti Minister Swatantra Dev Singh had tweeted, after the opposition questioned the brazen killings.
R. Prasad draws on the season of switching sides in poll-bound Karnataka as seen from the high-profile exits of BJP veterans Laxman Savadi and Jagadish Shettar.
Sandeep Adhwaryu gives his satirical take on ‘opposition unity’ as there is no consensus on who gets to lead the opposition charge against the Modi government in the 2024 general election.
Cartoonist E.P. Unny draws on the latest controversy around former J&K governor Satyapal Malik, who alleged that PM Modi asked him to remain silent when the government’s fault was pointed out in the Pulwama attack.