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In today’s featured cartoon, Kirtish Bhatt refers to the back-to-back resignations by Tory ministers that forced British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to step down as leader of the Conservative Party, while alluding to the ‘resort politics’ often seen in India — where legislators who defect or are at risk of defecting to other parties are sequestered in hotels or resorts. The illustration shows a hotel receptionist telling someone over the phone: “What type of crisis is it? Will you need a hotel or a resort? Ours are empty these days.”
Alok Nirantar, takes a jibe at comments made by Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut — a leading figure in the camp of ex-CM Uddhav Thackeray — as the political crisis in Maharashtra unfolded and rebel MLAs led by Eknath Shinde split the Sena, leading to the downfall of the Thackeray-led government. On Monday, Raut contested the rebels’ right to use the party symbol.
Sandeep Adhwaryu gives his two cents on the impact of rising LPG prices on the average Indian, while alluding to the numerous accusations of “hurting religious sentiments” being hurled to and fro in India.
Sajith alludes to the President’s decision to nominate veteran track and field athlete P.T. Usha to the Rajya Sabha in the backdrop of rampant unemployment in the country.