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In today’s featured cartoon, Manjul draws on how PM Narendra Modi’s relentless campaigning gave the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) an edge going into the 2022 Gujarat Assembly elections.
Kirtish Bhatt makes a general comment on Indian politicians’ routine of making controversial statements, followed by an apology when elections are around the corner. In the illustration, a politician’s aide is telling the boss: “Remember, controversial statement today and apology tomorrow. You read out the apology first the previous time.”
Nala Ponnappa alludes to the controversy surrounding Delhi minister and AAP leader Satyendar Jain’s stay at the Tihar jail in connection with a money laundering case.
Sajith Kumar refers to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s remarks Sunday at the first meeting of the party’s Steering Committee. Kharge reportedly said at the meeting that those who are “unable to fulfil their responsibilities will have to make way for others”.
Satish Acharya delivers his take on PM Modi stopping his convoy during a roadshow in poll-bound Gujarat to make way for an ambulance and how the move drew sharp criticism from the opposition that termed the ambulance as BJP’s “star campaigner”.