Modi says no to ‘Question Hour’, and Harsh Vardhan’s vaccine trust test

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In today’s featured cartoon, Alok Nirantar notes how Prime Minister Narendra Modi dodged tough questions on the pandemic after Lok Sabha adopted a motion, doing away with the Question Hour for the Monsoon session. But Modi did not extend his courtesy to the country’s students, who were forced to sit for exams.

Mika Aziz highlights the apparent trust deficit between the public and the government, after Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan volunteered to take the first shot of the Covid vaccine, if and when it is made available.

Satish Acharya takes a dig at news channels’ unilateral focus on Rhea Chakraborty, Kangana Ranaut and Uddhav Thackeray, instead of the massive protest by farmers in Haryana and Punjab.

The mantra for living a successful political career, presented by Sandeep Adhwaryu.

E.P. Unny pokes fun at Delhi Police’s lopsided investigation into the Delhi riots, which have so far led to the arrests of many Left-leaning activists.

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