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, Sajith Kumar for Deccan Herald takes a dig at Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy’s decision to seek a trust vote in the assembly after the Supreme Court passed an order asking Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar to maintain status quo on the resignations of the ‘rebel’ MLA’s till Tuesday.
Suhail Naqshbandi depicts Kashmir’s Martyr’s Day which is observed on 13 July every year to pay homage to the 22 Kashmiris killed while witnessing the trial of rebel leader Abdul Quadeer by the Dogra state forces under the Maharaja’s rule in 1931.
Alok Nirantar has his take on the mass resignations of Karnataka MLAs.
R. Prasad comments on the restrictions imposed by the Ministry of Finance on the entry of journalists in the North Block of the Secretariat Building.
Sandeep Adhwaryu depicts the Hindu-Muslim peace march in Delhi’s Hauz Quazi area after the temple vandalism episode. In the second frame, he takes a potshot at religious extremism by alluding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “professional pessimists” remark at critics of his government’s $5 trillion economy goal.