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In today’s featured cartoon, Manjul refers to right-wing Hindu outfit Bajrang Dal’s claims that it’s working on curbing ‘love jihad’ during Navratri. Alleged incidents of Muslim youth trying to enter garba venues last week have stoked controversy in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, where Bajrang Dal workers are conducting surprise checks like demanding to see ID cards and applying a teeka (vermillion) on the forehead of people entering.
Satish Acharya draws on an auto-rickshaw driver, who had invited Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to his home for a meal in Ahmedabad, now revealing that he is a supporter of the BJP and a “huge fan” of Modi.
R Prasad’s cartoon alludes to Mahatma Gandhi’s Dandi March against salt tax on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti Sunday.
Alok Nirantar refers to Rahul Gandhi’s speech amid heavy rain in Mysuru as part of the Congress’ ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, which took the internet by storm Sunday. The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) drew parallels between the Congress leader’s address and NCP chief Sharad Pawar’s rain-drenched speech during a bypoll campaign in 2019.
E P Unny’s takes a dig at the Saturday launch of 5G services by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi during the sixth edition of India Mobile Congress, the country’s flagship telecom event.