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In today’s featured cartoon, Alok Nirantar alludes to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal’s quest to become a national leader for which he went all out in the recent state elections, especially in Gujarat. Ahead of an all-party meeting on G20 summit in Delhi, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee had criticised the PM for ‘road show’ on polling day.
Kirtish Bhatt takes a swipe at the extensive media reports about exit poll predictions on Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls and Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elections even before the results are out on 7 and 8 December.
Satish Acharya takes a dig at Narendra Modi’s extensive election campaign in Gujarat, suggesting that it is time for the PM to return to his work given that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is predicted to retain power in his home state.
In the same vein, Sajith Kumar refers to how PM’s elder brother Somabhai became emotional while talking about his sibling and suggested that Modi should rest sometimes, indirectly hinting at a welcome break for the prime minister’s media entourage as well.
R. Prasad draws upon the comment made by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, who feels that the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) may not select students with right ethos. The statement is juxtaposed with how the Collegium system of appointing judges itself has been in the news over transparency and other issues.