This cartoon takes a satirical look at the growing political controversy around the Election Commission and the protests demanding accountability from the Chief Election Commissioner.
In the first frame, protesters are packed into a detention vehicle after demonstrating at Jantar Mantar. Their simple question — “Where are you taking us?” — captures the uncertainty and frustration often felt when protesters are detained during political demonstrations. The vehicle itself carries the word “DETENTION”, making the situation clear without needing a long explanation.
But the cartoon then takes an unexpected turn. The next vehicle is marked “SIR”, a reference to the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. This time, the people running behind the vehicle are asking, “Where are you leaving us?” The visual joke lies in the similarity between the two situations: whether people are being taken away in a detention vehicle or being moved into the complicated process of SIR, the cartoon suggests that ordinary citizens are left wondering where exactly they stand.
The Jantar Mantar sign anchors the cartoon in the setting of public protest, while the two buses create a visual contrast between detention and the electoral-roll revision exercise. The humour is deliberately simple, but the underlying point is sharper: when political decisions and election-related processes become confusing, citizens can feel as though they are being taken along a route whose destination has not been properly explained.
Cartoon by - Kirtish Bhatt
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