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In today’s featured cartoon, cartoonist Manjul takes a jibe at speculations about Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan being sidelined by the BJP ahead of the state Assembly elections. The cartoon refers to a probable situation where the BJP’s strategy will be to project PM Modi as the chief ministerial candidate.
Cartoonist Sandeep Adhwaryu refers to a couplet by Kabir in this scathing censure of people not extending help to a minor rape survivor who walked for several kilometres in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain. Security footage from the Ujjain locality showed the girl going from door-to-door seeking help, before she was finally rescued by a temple priest.
This cartoon by Sajith Kumar is a satire on the internet shutdowns in crisis-hit Manipur and the central government’s inability to control the ongoing situation.
Satish Acharya’s cartoon refers to derogatory remarks made by BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri against BSP MP Danish Ali in the Parliament recently. Bidhuri, who was issued a showcause notice by the party, has now been given the election duty in Rajasthan’s Tonk.
Nala Ponnappa’s cartoon takes a dig at the Canadian police, who are officially titled the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The Canadian police have come under fire for the killing of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.