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Chittaprosad meticulously documented political developments in India that had an impact on the poor. This image seems to suggest the authorised massacre by men in uniform of those less privileged. Decked in symbols of power, the many armed aggressor reminds one of characters from Indian myths. The weaponry in his hands is indicative of technological superiority, while the people he shoots down are armed with only words and dissent. 

The hoisted flag suggests that the many ‘arms’ of the State, instead of performing their duties to the people, are violently suppressing claims for basic rights such as food, wages, employment, and even the right to live by the masses. The protesting figures are drawn in a manner typical of social realism whereas the oppressor has exaggerated features that makes his aggression visually potent.