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In today’s featured cartoon, Alok Nirantar’s cartoon refers to the poll battle for Gujarat which votes on 1 and 5 December. The BJP, which is in power for 27 years, is facing a strong fight from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) this time. The Congress, in contrast, has so far not gone big on mega rallies in the state.
R. Prasad highlights the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) attack on Medha Patkar and the Congress after the social activist joined the Bharat Jodo Yatra during a rally in Gujarat’s Rajkot district. The Congress has not reacted so far, implying that it is Rahul Gandhi’s personal decision on the matter.
Kirtish Bhatt’s cartoon alludes to the ‘investigative’ methods that news channels are employing to keep their audiences hooked onto the story of the murder of Shraddha Walkar by her live-in partner Aftab Poonawala. The cartoon reads: ‘We’ve heard that you (news channel reporters) carry out investigations. Are there any vacancies for an Inspector?’ 
Nala Ponnappa | Twitter/@PonnappaCartoonNala Ponnappa’s cartoon sheds light on the beer ban in the FIFA 2022 World Cup. The ban was a U-turn by Qatar, just two days before the world’s biggest football tournament began on 20 November. Moreover, the ‘code of conduct‘ advised fans that ‘tattoos are not clothing’ so that they keep their clothes on during the matches.
Satish Acharya pokes fun at the return of former US president Donald Trump on Twitter with Elon Musk lifting his ban on the social media platform. After the unprecedented scenes at US Capitol last year, Twitter had suspended the account of Trump.