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, R. Prasad takes a swipe at tugs of war between police forces of different states, including the tussle between police from Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled Uttar Pradesh over the arrest of Zee News anchor Rohit Ranjan from his Ghaziabad home. A similar tug of war had erupted between police from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-ruled Punjab and the Delhi Police, overseen by the Union home ministry, over the arrest of BJP spokesperson Tajinder Singh Bagga in May this year.
Alok has a take on how the sudden rebellion by Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde took centre stage from Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, who was seen to be growing closer to the BJP in opposition over the past few months. With a majority of Sena MLAs behind him — compared to the MNS’s total of one MLA in the assembly — Shinde entered into an alliance with the BJP to topple the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government.
Alluding to Kerala’s high literacy rate, E.P. Unny takes a dig at the Communist Party of India (Marxist)’s Saji Cheriyan, who was forced to resign as a minister in the Kerala government after inviting backlash with his controversial remarks on the Constitution.
Satish Acharya praises Justice H.P. Sandesh of the Karnataka High Court, who claimed during a hearing last week that he was threatened with a transfer over his criticism of the state’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). “I don’t fear anyone. I am ready to bell the cat. I have not accumulated property after becoming a judge. I don’t care if I lose the position. I am the son of a farmer,” the judge had said.
Alluding to the National Food Security Act, 2013, Kirtish Bhatt comments on the hike of Rs 50 in the price of domestic LPG cylinders. In the illustration, a couple can be seen telling a news reporter: “If we have the right to food, we should also have the right to cook it.”