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Chittaprosad’s unflinching critique was not limited to any government or political party. In this caricature, we see a figure dressed in a kurta, a cap and what was popularly dubbed the Nehru coat, after the Prime Minister’s affinity to the garment—the iconic attire of Congress politicians. He is crouched protectively, over a flag with the symbol of the Praja Socialist Party, while a national flag bearing goon staves off a crowd of protestors demanding unity, land, jobs, wages, food etc. Many communists like the artist, were very critical of the leftist PSP and saw them as lackeys of the Congress party, who they dubbed as collaborators of the bourgeois or the landed class.  

Although this cartoon represents a view that aligns with the Communist party’s, Chittaprosad became disillusioned with the party and distanced himself from it later in life. His main loyalty, throughout his life and work was to the working class and their rights.