Maharashtra’s Covid lockdown cliff, and ‘pakora’ march for the unemployed in India
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Maharashtra’s Covid lockdown cliff, and ‘pakora’ march for the unemployed in India

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

   

Alok Nirantar | Twitter

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 takes a dig at Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray for the uncertainty surrounding his government’s lockdown policy, amid the recent spike in Covid-19 cases in the state.

Sandeep Adhwaryu | Twitter

Sandeep Adhwaryu illustrates what India’s 75th year of independence looks like, referring back to PM Modi’s 2018 remark that people can also sell pakoras to tackle unemployment.

Kirtish Bhatt | Twitter @BBCHindi

Kirtish Bhatt on the hate crime committed by Shringi Nandan Yadav, who assaulted a 14-year-old Muslim boy, for entering a Ghaziabad temple to drink water.

Manjul | Twitter

Manjul also focuses on the hate crime against Asif, as well as the controversy surrounding the Netflix series Bombay Begums’.

Mika Aziz | Twitter

Mika Aziz takes a swipe at the BJP after its ally AIADMK in Tamil Nadu said that it will ask the central government to revoke Citizenship Amendment Act.