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In today’s featured cartoon, Alok Nirantar illustrates Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath bogged down by the image of Lakhimpur Kheri MP and Union MoS Ajay Mishra ‘Teni’ ahead of the assembly polls. As the opposition continues to demand Mishra’s resignation, the BJP leadership is adamant to “not punish the father for the actions of his son“, referring to the serious charges including murder against his son Ashish Mishra.
Manjul also refers to the Mishra father-and-son, depicting the minister rocking his son’s jail cell while the UP Police also entertains him, but he throws a toy car with his blood-stained hands.
Sajith Kumar refers to Bangladesh’s rising economic and human development indicators to suggest India could take a leaf out of its book.
Referring to the 50th anniversary of India’s defeat of Pakistan in the 1971 war and the liberation of Bangladesh, Sandeep Adhwaryu depicts a hypothetical conversation between Indira Gandhi and Mohammad Ali Jinnah on the two-nation theory, and takes a shot at modern-day leaders.
Satish Acharya pokes fun at Sports Minister and former BCCI president Anurag Thakur who, while referring to the controversy surrounding Test skipper Virat Kohli, said “nobody is bigger than sport” while the cricket board sits on his shoulders.