ADC's MUMBHAI

Presents

1st E-book on a daily cartoon Janmabhoomi Bhavan, 3rd Floor, Janmabhoomi Marg, Fort, Mumbai-400 001. Phone: 40768999. Fax: 40768916. Website: www.afternoondc.in

From The Editor’s Desk he first time I saw his work, Vikas Sabnis was a shy stripling just out of his teens, as fragile as a stick figure at 6 feet 2 inches. Then I saw his submissions and I felt a curl of excitement. Here was an artist whose drawings evidently said whatever he was too shy to verbalise.

His lines were strong and confident, his subject matter very clear indeed, his grasp of issues impeccable, so that complexity became simolified into farce – and there we had our cartoonist. That was work was 33 years ago.

Since then, Vikas has continued to delight readers and consumers of newspapers and magazines and websites – and students who want to learn how he does it. He has addressed people all over the country on the subject, has conducted workshops that have taken him overseas, been published in Germany and the US, “People appreciate,” he says simply.

His inspiration has been Mumbai, and from there to Mumbhai, the subject of this e-book, was a short step. This is the work of a man who loves the city and understands it and the sometimes tortuous route towards development that it has taken.

The Afternoon Despatch and Courier is delighted to publish his work of the past one year, from March 25, 2011 to March 25, 2012, in e-book form. This is a first for him and a first for us. And we are delighted with the result.

T

Carol Andrade Editor March, 2012 Mumbai

We hope you enjoy it too!

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Copyright c 2012 Courier Publication Volume 1 April 2011 to March 2012 Publisher Shashikant Jadhav Courier Publication Pvt. Ltd., Janmabhoomi Bhavan, Fort, Mumbai 400001

am an old school, old-fashioned cartoonist. I believe in the brush and ink method, in taking pains manually, infilling in tiny details myself, though now I hear many cartoonists prefer the mouse. I don’t do computer animation or illustration. I believe in cartoon journalism, where one frame is equal to an editorial.

My journey to where I am today started in 1968 when Bal Thackeray, who was editing Marmik, saw one of my cartoons there. He appreciated it. Then in 1971, again someone saw my work in the Sakal, Mumbai edition. Since the ‘someone’ was the managing director PK Roy, it helped that he liked it enough to ask me to do a daily cartoon. I still remember the exact date – December 16, - and the subject was the Bangladesh war. Started with Marmik, edited by Bal Thackeray, who saw it and appreciated it. You could say that my journey as a daily political cartoonist began from there.

Then came Blitz, Marathi edition, in 1972. Till then, English cartoons were being translated into Urdu and Hindi, but Vinayak Bhavik, the editor of the Marathi edition, told Rusi Karanjia that Marathi cartoons had to be exclusive, and they should be done by someone who knew Maharashtra well. That was another milestone for me.

Around that time, I became a stopgap cartoonist for English blitz, then a regular.

Lok Prabha of the Indian Express followed.

I was a staff cartoonist for Mid-Day from 1979. But I also worked for FPJ, Janmabhoomi, and of course, later the Afternoon Despatch and Courier. I have always been a freelancer, always busy. I love my work.

Mumbhai has always been around, though earlier, his problems were different.

Twenty years ago, he would have been celebrating the allotment of a telephone from MTNL, qwondering how to get a second cylinder for his kitchen. Now he is worried about corruption, admires Anna Hazare and complains about paying Rs 100 per kg for farasbi (French beans). But he is a survivor.

Twenty years from now? I will still be doing cartoons.

— Vikas Sabnis

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Why don’t we declare a ‘Bandh’ on the cricket match day to make it a grand success?

Cheapest air passage to London? ...why don’t you try our cargo aircraft instead of travelling by a passenger plane?

That’s nothing but plain tap water...

The local politicians have mixed up various political party colours in it!

April 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

The raw material is too costly, sir! We can’t afford to sell it cheaper.

Fortunately, yet another replica of the WC trophy was readily available to shoot this photo!

Of course, he is also an NRI... Out of 365 days, he is out of India for more than 200 days!

April 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Your political nuisance value is zero!

You are not on the hit-list of even the smallest terrorist organisations

The government’s long term scheme to curb prices seems to be very effective... our children will certainly be benefitted

Gandhi Cap? Sorry! Out of stock. Thanks to Anna Hazare’s fight against corruption

April 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Both the banks are doing roaring business!

We are lucky not to have such a controversial project in our village to protest against or promote.

Why don’t you try our ‘Mangoes on easy instalment’ scheme, madam?

April 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

They have opened this joint immediately after Anna Hazare’s fast...

Now they are doing brisk business

Never make this spelling mistake again!

It’s ‘PROTEST’ and not ‘PROTECT’

I switched over my business from panipuri to ‘paan’!

April 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Cheer up! The automobile industry in our country is flourishing like anything!!

The income tax officials noticed her buying the first mangoes of the season.

It’s not surprising her house was raided the very next day by the IT squad!

No, I don’t want to replace my broken window panes right now.... why don’t you send your man after the IPL matches?

April 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Instead of going on a fast, he is threatening to eat the health hazardous paani puri, sir!

Yes! The toll collecting agency is seriously thinking of setting up yet another toll plaza even here.

Shifting your writing table from here to that corner is a wonderful idea! But did you seek Soniaji’s permission to do so?

April 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

What a posh bungalow! But the owner doesn’t stay here... He presently stays in the CBI custody!

He is a complete optimist.!

It’s tasteless, but absolutely hygienic!

He uses nothing but mineral water for this pani puri.

April 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

It’s against party norms! How can you conclude your speech without criticising Anna Hazare and his followers?

No, not the High-command! This time the striking AI pilots didn’t permit him to fly to London to attend the Royal Wedding

Not so serious! According to a police source, it was just a mild lathi charge.

April-May 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Not the AI-Qaeda terrorists! The pilot who did this has a bogus flying licence

To avoid controversy, he never signs a single paper!

He finds it safer than flying by a chopper

May 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

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Yet another US citizen on a world tour!

He got this bullet proof armour complimentary from the airline.

Don’t mistake me for a medical intern, please. I’m just a bogus doctor conducting my business on this pavement as usual!

He immediately needs ‘online’ medication! He is suffering from Facebook depression.

May 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

They have launched this product immediately after the BMC announced a drastic water cut!

No, we are not supporting the Jaitapur N-Power Project! In fact, we are strongly opposing it to gain administrative Power after the elections!!

Relax! You need not vacate this pipe immediately. The BMC is going to utilise tanker services to tackle the city’s water crisis

May 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Not on the Al-Qaeda’s hit list! He is on the hit list of the sand mafia and the tanker mafia

There! The Congress and the NCP leaders are once again sharing a common platform.

They are fortunate! They enjoy twentyfour hours running water

May 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

To save the expense on petrol, they have decided not to drive up to here to attend the meeting!

Good news, sir! Some more ‘Adarsh’ files hve been declared untraceble.

Petrol is out of my reach, and ghodagadis are highly objectionable according to the friends of animals!

May 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Yes! We are going to start the merger talks soon... I mean, between the two factions in our party.

Wait sir! That must be the CIA’s most wanted terrorists list... not a single culprit in the Mumbai terror attack is included in it.

Soon a builder is going to construct a multi-storied tower over here! And I’m going to get a one BHK flat.

May 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Thank God, our building is not included in MHADA’s list of most dangerous buildings in the city!

Headley’s effigy was not readily available... so we arranged one of Kasab and named it ‘Headley’!

He converted his son’s toy car into a battery operated city car immediately after the latest petrol price hike!

May 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Instead of traffic cops they have deputed ‘Force One’ commandos to protect pedestrians from reckless drivers and bikers.

This is where we are planning to run a ferry service in the monsoon!

Tihar Jail expansion plan, sir! Extra cells to accommodate some move convicted officials and politicians.

May-June 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

...And we have just opened this bureau to help the CBI!

Will you please go away and do your business elsewhere for the time being?

Do it at once! Rewrite the word ‘scheme’ correctly

June 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

I learnt this ‘ASANA’ from Baba Ramdev!

Believe me, Sir! I’m not fasting to support Anna or Baba... I’m starving.

Baba Ramdev’s follower beaten up by the police? Over there...

This chap was beaten up by his rival party members only!

June 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

I don’t know about Ramdevbaba, but after his fast, Manmohan is certainly losing political weight!

Not to worry! MHADA is going to offer us alternative accommodation under the flyover.

Sorry! No chopper... arrange a Boeing for the aerial survey of flood-hit Mumbai.

June 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

The High Command can’t afford yet another controversial statement regarding Baba or Anna!

Which test match are you watching?

Munde vs BJP High Command, Anna vs Kapil Sibal, Ramdev vs Digvijay Singh or...

How long are you going to wait for him? Munde is not likely to join us immediately.

June 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

June 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Cheer up! Half fried eggs and half boiled vegetables are always good for health.

Wait! Don’t conclude your speech like this. Go back, and attack Ramdevbaba and Anna strongly.

Luckily, we only use the conventional cooking system!

June 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Wait! Add one more ‘place to visit’....

The MV Wisdom has washed up off Juhu beach!

To show their support to Anna and Baba, their supporters too go on fast frequently. We have opened this joint especially for them.

I’m not begging! I’m here to exchange 25 paise coins.

June-July 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Not a bad idea! The ferry boat service from the Mithi river will ease traffic jams on the Western Express Highway.

He saw the menu and ordered just a glass of water! Other dishes are out of his budget.

There! Yet another vehicle from ‘vintage car’ category... the yellow-black Mumbai taxi!!

July 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

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Thanks to the rising black money in the country!

And our new bank is over here! I mean, the vote bank.

Suspended from the party! He was enjoying the Vada Pav launched by the rival party.

July 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

To study the water transport system, they are going on a study tour of Venice!

The pot holes over there? Sorry! We are not responsible.. Blame the MMRDA for that.

They do very brisk business during the monsoon!

July 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Education loan over there! This counter is only for the loan for cooking gas.

NSG commando? No! Just a Mumbaikar who knows what’s what.

Why don’t you try online theft instead of this hectic job?

July 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Oh! You are still here? Aren’t you going to rush to the hospitals to see the blast victims to gain political mileage?

Here you are sir! A ‘white paper’ on the country’s financial position in the wake of the series of scams.

Whom are you talking about?

PM of India or the PM of Britain?

July 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

He consumes nothing but pure mineral water! Unfortunately, it was also adulterated.

Actually, it is one of the biggest potholes in the city!

No, He will never discourage us! He is a politician from the ‘note for vote’ category.

July 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

There! Now the High Command won’t object.

Great! The Congress and the NCP ministers are once again sharing a common platform.

Relax! You need not go to the CBI office sir... just fill up this questionnaire and send it back to them.

July 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

All important portfolios are under the ‘home minister’! I’m a minister without portfoli in the ‘home cabinet’.

We need not demolish this unauthorized building! After a heavy shower, it’ll automatically collapse

Not a jetty, sir! This is part of the washed away bridge!!

July 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

No food packets! I think they are here just for an aerial survey or aerial photography.

Did you promise them that the proposed airport will offer thousands of job opportunities?

Deep sea fishing is banned! Fortunately, we get a fresh catch in this pothole.

August 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Something is surely wrong with him!

He concluded his press conference without making any controversial statement.

Wonderful idea! Every minister from the cabinet should be kept out of the Lokpal’s range.

The bank employees are on strike,and there’s no cash in the ATM machine

August 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Something’s fishy! This particular construction is being built without violating FSI rules, sir!

I had already warned you not to go swimming on Juhu beach!

Thank god we are in India! And that our economy is strong enough to withstand their crisis.

August 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

There! He is trying to negotiate yet another jumbo pothole.

Two foundation stones for the same project, sir! The first one was installed by the BMC, and the second by MMRDA.

To attract more tourists, why don’t we undertake ‘Project ship’s museum’ over there?

August 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

A most inactive and complete misfit od a minister! His name has not surfaced in any scam.

I swear, I’m not fasting to support Anna! I’m starving!!

Not ‘Malaria’ ! It’s ‘Annaphobia’!!

August 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Nobody is here! Everybody has gone to support Anna.

Gandhi cap? Not now! The High command will mistake me for Anna’s supporter.

He collects ‘parking charges’ from the car owners.

August 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Friday Saturday

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This time he is going for an aerial survey of the ‘fast hit’ Ramlila Maidan!

The job situation in India is too bad, but never go to the US or Europe, the situation over there is even worse!

He has gone to negotiate with Team Anna!

August 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

He is doing roaring business ever since he started marketing Gandhi caps!

No, it’s not about Team India’s defeat by team England! It’s about team Manmohan’s defeat by Team Anna!!

He is coming from Venice, and directly going to flood hit Bihar!

August 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

He has gone to survey the flooded city...

I mean, flooded New York city!

We have started this service to help people travel on flooded roads comfortably, !

No! This one is a pothole. The artificial pond created for Ganesh immersion is over there.

August-September 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

He never takes any decision in Soniaji’s absence!

Here you are, sir! Some more amendments suggested by ministers to be added in the Lokpal Bill.

Yet another Team Anna member! He is also on the hit-list of Team Manmohan.

September 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Let’s oppose the proposed flyover project. It will directly affect our ‘begging at the traffic signal’ business.

My bank is most customer friendly!

They have launched a loan scheme to buy monthly groceries.

He is minting money! He speaks German, French, Italian and Arabic very fluently.

September 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Not a patient! He is the junior resident doctor beaten up by a patient’s relatives.

...And now, for the sake of security, netaji’s security guard is going to graciously accept a flower bouquet on his behalf!

I never knew that so many ministers are worried about the flood-hit!

September 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

No, not in the terror attack! He got injured during the unity talks between the two parties.

The BMC is too inactive! They have not dug this road the whole of last week.

No sir! We have not yet launched the ‘petrol on easy instalments’ scheme.

September 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

The state government is kind enough not to have imposed ‘stamp duty’ on this accomodation system, yet!

No, not in support of Narendra Modi!

He is fasting to lose his own excess weight.

Not to hurry away! Your shelters are totally quake proof.

September 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

The enquiry commitee wants to see some more papers of the Adarsh scam!

Of course, he is going abroad to save the government money! He will be studying how to curtail unnecessary foreign tours.

Not a single accident has taken place on the Mumbai-Goa Highway during the past 24 hours, sir!

September 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Where are you running off to? I’m talking about ‘shares crash’, and not ‘air crash’!!

Extra fuel tank! I’ll fill it up ‘full’ as soon as the government announces a fresh petrol price hike.

This is the only way to avoid traffic jams and parking problems.

September 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

To avoid penalty, I have paid my ‘advance tax’ just in time

The best quality sea food is being exported directly. So I have to come all the way here to get my own fresh catch.

Who are the prospective buyers of this mud? Of course, Raj and Uddhav!

September-October 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Not a guardian! He is a student. Just because of stress he is ageing too fast.

He is not at all affected by the economic crisis in the US and Europe! He is the president of ‘the All India Beggars’ Association.’

You carry on, sir! All of them are watching this programme live on TV

October 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

We are fortunate! We need not worry about load-shedding since we don’t have power in our village.

Some more foreign investors are coming here to survey investment opportunities in India.

Excuse me, sir! Why don’t you pay me on a monthly basis instead of giving me a rupee coin everyday?

October 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Such a wise decision! To avoid controversy, they have decided not to give any name to this new station!

Who is he? Congress rebel, Hazare follower, NCP member or Sena supporter?

Of course he is coming alone ...accompanied by his PA, security guards, and policemen in civil dress.

October 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Nobody is here! The minister is in Tihar jail, and the rest of the staff have gone to the hill station

Slum free country? Please don’t plan it sir! Our vote banks will be completely ruined, and we’ll be politically bankrupt.

Poor chap! Badly affected by the world economic crisis... He is looking exactly like us nowadays.

October 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

He says he is not a child labourer!

He is only carrying his regular notebooks to school.

Not to worry! Anna is on ‘maun vrat’...

He is not likely to comment on corruption any time soon.

That’s right! I’m a staunch follower of Prashant Bhushan. But how did you know?

October 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

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Yet another victim of the power crisis! I mean, the administrative power crisis!!

Why did you park the aircraft near the boundary wall of the airport?

Yes! Both of us do roaring business during Diwali every year.

October 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Not yours, Sir! It’s the popularity graph of renowned cartoonist R.K. Laxman, who’s 90th birthday is being celebrated today.

Most inactive politician! He has not yet visited the riot-hit area to capitalize on the situation.

Noise proof headphones! To protect his ears from noise pollution.

October 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Not Diwali! He is celebrating the split in ‘Team Anna’ and the charges against Kiran Bedi and Kejriwal.

Our Diwali was absolutely memorable!

Thanks to a netaji from the ‘cash-forvote’ category.

Yes! He is going to survey the flood-hit area... I mean, from Thailand.

October 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Show cause notice from the highcommand - for not criticizing Anna in the last 36 hours!

He was trying F1 style driving on the Expressway!

Hurry up! He is distributing a free ‘Nano’ car to every voter, and free petrol is being distributed by his rival candidate.

November 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Sorry! He is not here... He has gone to France to solve the economic problems in Europe.

Relax! This building is not likely to collapse so soon. This one was built by the British in 1940, not by a Mumbai builder in 1980!

You better inaugurate the renovated footpath as soon as possible sir! I mean, before it’s taken over by hawkers and beggars.

November 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Forget about the Maruti Project, sir! The candle manufacturers from other states are keen to invest in Maharashtra!!

He says footpaths are not mandatory...

Then where are we supposed to stay?

No, they are not going to sit there permanently! They will go back as soon as the economic crisis in the US and Europe is over.

November 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Will you please hand me the draft of Soniaji’s speech? Now I’ll read it out on my behalf.

Please don’t blame him for delays at every step! He has decided to go by the rule book before taking any decision.

Yes! They have recently launched this latest model in the market, immediately after the fresh petrol price hike

November 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

A letter from All India Car and Bike Owners Association, sir! They are desperately seeking a bailout package to buy expensive petrol.

Impossible! He can’t be a loyal Congressman. The way he is criticizing Anna indicates that he is a dissident from Team Anna itself.

Thank god a helmet is not compulsory on this two wheeler!

November 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Come back! You won’t get anything from him. He himself is seeking a lender to save his bankrupt business.

Getting a job in Mumbai as a sign board painter is not so difficult nowadays!

No, I am not a protestor from a political party! I’m an employee of the BMC’s anti-encroachment squad.

November 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Air India is doing brisk business ever since Kingfisher began cancelling its flights.

Looks exactly like the PM! Actually, that’s his wax statue. He has gone abroad to attend an international conference as usual.

His smiling face clearly reveals everything... Narendra Modi is once again in a fix!

November 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

This is the minister’s cell, I presume!

He is insisting that his representive should also be included in the Lokpal committee, sir!

He is making a great mistake!He should learn from politicians how to remain in power for life without accepting retirement.

November 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

He is losing his popularity very fast!

Not a single hoarding has been displayed to wish him on his forthcoming birthday.

This unfavourable star will directly send you to Tihar jail! But don’t worry, the favourable star will make your journey easier from the jail to bail.

They have not withdrawn their flights!

They’ve only opted for this instead of Boeing and Airbus planes to avoid expensive aviation fuel.

November-December 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

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Don’t misunderstand me! I have not decided to go on a fast to support Anna.

I only declared my moral support to him

You are going to suspend five members from the party? But, at present, there are only three members in our party

Poor chap. He had to carry his birthday banner like that...There is absolutely no vacant place left on the street to display it!

December 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Sorry sir. We can’t complete this project before the election unless the registered voters vacate it!

I do much better business in my shop whenever there is a Bandh.

Great! In spite of the economic downfall in the US and Europe, India is becoming more and more prosperous.

December 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Yes! Nowadays, the presence of a crowdpuller like him is absolutely necessary for every election campaign meeting.

Two prisoners ran away? Good! Now we can accommodate two more scamsters in the vacant cells.

I’m afraid, with rising prices there’s no money left in our pockets to pay Advance Tax!

December 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

No, not a politician! A leading tea merchant from the state, strongly protesting against the opposition boycott of the tea party arranged by the CM.

Here you are! A letter of appreciation from the FM for higher productivity, and a legal notice from the Pollution Control Board for generating higher levels of carbon dioxide.

Sonia, Priyanka and Rahul’s photo pictures? That’s because Gandhiji, Nehru and Indiraji are rather outdated.

December 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Here! A ‘white’ paper about ‘black’ money.

No Euro or Rupee please! only US Dollars.

Such a staunch patriot and strong proponent of swadeshi! He never deposits his black money in foreign banks.

December 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Yet another lucky voter! His Singapore trip is fully sponsored by a candidate contesting the forthcoming polls.

Unfortunately, we are not ‘below the poverty line’...otherwise we could have certainly availed of all these government facilities!

And this is the positive impact of the statewide ‘Rasta roko’!

December 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Which meeting do you want to attend, sir? This one is to sort out the present internal dispute, and the other is to creat a fresh one!

If they reclaim this and construct a new freeway over here, it won’t help! ‘Rasta roko’ agitators won’t allow us to drive on it.

Don’t you know what this is? The Lokpal Bill drafts rejected by Team Anna!

December 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

To obtain an election ticket, why don’t you follow the dress code first?

Pen down strike is going on here to support Anna’s fast!

Instead of using sleeping pills, he has started watching TV serials! They give better results with no side effects.

December 2011 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Instead of calling it ‘Value of the Rupee’, let’s call it ‘Anna’s popularity graph!

He is gearing up to celebrate New Year’s Eve with gusto!

Of course, your car, sir! Your son took it for the New Year celebrations!

December 2011-January 2012 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Bank deposit details? Which bank are you talking about, sir? Vote bank or Swiss bank?

Why is he so relaxed? Just because Lokpal Bill will not be enforced in the near future!

Yet another ‘Mr. Clean’ aspirant for the election ticket sir! He is ready to provide an absolutely clean administration.

January 2012 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

No, we didn’t change our performances!

We just changed the name of our circus... Now we are doing brisk business.

Fortunately, we don’t have any property to pay Property Tax!

Yes! We had successful unity talks... I mean, with the rival faction from our party.

January 2012 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

He has to do this just to prove his loyalty! He is one of the aspirants for an election ticket from the party.

Election strategies are too complicated nowadays! He has to study them thoroughly before every speech.

No, not attacked by terrorists! I was attacked by alliance party members during seat adjustment talks.

January 2012 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Sir, yet another violater of the Code of Conduct! He is openly displaying the election symbol of the BSP.

Sorry! Only railway tickets here... No election tickets.

It’s very serious! The High Command is going to offer election tickets to aspirants with no criminal background.

January 2012 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

No! I was not running in the Marathon... I was just running for the election ticket.

Negotiations are almost successful!

Now they are finally negotiating for the last two seats.

Wonderful progress in our country!

Can’t believe it? Then you must read this booklet issued by the Congress.

January 2012 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

No chance of rebellion! Everyone will get election tickets here, since there are only five members in our party.

Such an alert minister! He has not signed a single page after the code of conduct came into force.

We would have also received a grand welcome like this if we were scamsters released from Tihar jail!

January 2012 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Yet another case of a daylight bank robbery, sir! His vote bank is being looted openly by his rival party.

Direct criticism of the Sena’s style of functioning? Great idea! But to do it effectively, you have to choose a proper platform, that of their arch rival.

These particular facilities are to attract Dalits and challenge Mayawati, and those promises are to woo Mulayam’s followers!

January 2012 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

There! The MNS chief is once again under the state Election Commission’s scanner.

They had to broaden their main entrance urgently to accommodate all the defectors from their rival parties!

He was speeding on his way from Sena Bhavan to the NCP headquarters, at the same time a defector from the NCP was rushing to join the Sena!

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Not to worry! Age bar is applicable only to the Army chief.

Did you say ‘Election tickets in black’?

Merit? Of course I have! Though I’m not directly connected with the underworld, my distant relative is a notorious gangster.

February 2012 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

He has always used pressure tactics to get an election ticket! But I never thought he would go to this extent.

He was fighting for a specific municipal ward to contest the elections. But finally, he landed up in the hospital ward.

Right here, sir! They have granted permission to us to hold our election rally over here.

February 2012 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

All of them are rebels from our party? I never knew that our party had such a large number of followers.

To keep our promise of 24 hours running water, we have decided not to repair that broken pipeline.

Any size is OK! I just want to throw it on the stage during the election rally.

February 2012 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Go ahead, Sir! Everybody is present except those who have gone for the election campaign.

Hurry! Some more cases of violation of the code of conduct by our rivals...

Let’s send it to the State Election Commission at once.

...And never vote for my rival candidate!

He is the topmost name from the ‘rogue candidates’ list’.

February 2012 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

No, not a victim of election violence! He was just trying to offer a bouquet to the sweetheart of his colleague on Valentine’s Day.

Dry days special package! Just launched in the market... I mean, before the voting.

No, he is not available today He is too tired after the hectic ‘election duty’.

February 2012 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Let there be any party in power... nobody is going to oust us because we are in the voters’ list!

All this rubbish was deposited here immediately after your election victory rally, sir!

Look at the brighter side! We’ve got a fresh opportunity to blame the Sena-BJP alliance for another five years.

February 2012 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

We are lucky! We missed the meeting called to do a post-mortem of the election debacle.

There! Yet another cancelled flight of the bankrupt airline.

You want to arrange a farewell ceremony for the CM right now? But sir, the first delegation of dissidents has just left for Delhi to demand his resignation!

February 2012 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

No! Neither MP nor MLA! He is a recently elected municipal corporator on the hit-list of his rival candidate.

Sorry! We have not received any order to send the commandos to tackle terrorism spread by the defeated election candidate.

I was looted on my journey on the National Highway! There were five toll nakas along the way.

February 2012 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Look! They have broken the window glass only partially to give support ‘partially’ to the nationwide bandh.

No! We didn’t take any objection to his speech in support of the Jaitapur plant...

We’ve just disconnected the mike while he his doing the talking.

Sorry! ‘Code of conduct’ of his party doesn’t allow him to take any decision while Soniaji is out of the country.

February-March 2012 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

No, the first one is a small local leader!

And the one who is wooing him is a giant of a leader from Delhi.

It’s a common sickness called ‘Budgetophobia’! You can consult either an economist or a psychiatrist.

Not to worry! The railway minister will be kind enough. He won’t sanction a single farthing in this railway budget to extend this railway project.

March 2012 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Didn’t you recognise me? I’m a candidate elected with a thumping majority in the UP elections!

No! He didn’t participate in Holi. Angry citizens have blackened his face to express their protest against water shortage

There! Yet another place where water is being sold at petrol rates

March 2012 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

He got affected by excess use of saffron colour during the Sena’s Holi celebrations!

After my release from jail, I’m going to contest the forthcoming election to become a multimillionaire!

No, not there! The affordable housing scheme constructed by the government for ‘AAM ADMI’ is right here sir.

March 2012 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

The railway minister has totally disappointed us! He didn’t provide any facility for beggars and hawkers on the foot overbridges.

Why don’t you buy this also madam?

This is available today in the pre-budget price as well!

Sorry! Home Minister’s post is directly connected with Law and Order... Can’t you accept any other portfolio?

March 2012 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

He’s not here right now! He has gone to Kolkata to consult Mamataji about the future railway policy.

There is the one who has been so inspired by Sachin, that he has decided to remain in power even after his 100th birthday.

He was in a soft drink manufacturing company in the US. Now he is back in India to start his own business!

March 2012 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

Export quality Indian pomfret!

I bought it in Dubai.

March 2012 http://www.afternoondc.in/mumbhai/

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