[The Evening News]

Summary

This two-page English-language newspaper clipping, dated 13 April 1970, combines a political cartoon with a page of political reporting or commentary. The cartoon contrasts a child-sized, apparently headless political figure with a large lion labelled “SWATANTRA LEADERSHIP,” suggesting criticism of the gap between the Swatantra Party’s political image and the perceived weakness or absence of its leadership. The second page, reproduced upside down in the scan, records statements and reported developments involving political leaders and the Swatantra Party, including references to events in Gujarat and to a statement by M. C. Chagla.

Key points

• The item is a newspaper clipping dated 13 April 1970, with no standalone title or author byline visible.
• Its first page reproduces a political cartoon from The Evening News.
• The cartoon uses a lion labelled “SWATANTRA LEADERSHIP” to comment on the party’s leadership.
• The cartoon is credited as being reproduced by arrangement with the Hindustan Standard.
• The second page presents political statements and reported developments concerning the Swatantra Party and political figures in Gujarat.
• M. C. Chagla is mentioned in connection with a statement made at a political conference in Ahmedabad.