Kolkata: With the battle cry of 'Khela Hobe' on her lips and football in her hands, a wheelchair-bound Mamata Banerjee had single-handedly taken over the BJP diatribes during the Assembly election campaign earlier this year. The popular slogan got massive attention during poll campaigning when Mamata once threw football towards the crowd. And she has reaped the dividends by returning to the hustings with stunning over 200 numbers in the Assembly for the third time in a row.
On Tuesday, while taking part in the discussion on the inaugural speech of the Governor during the ongoing Budget session, the West Bengal Chief Minister declared that her government will soon select a day and commemorate it as “Khela Hobe Divas” (Khela Hobe Day). On the day, which is yet to be finalised, 50,000 footballs will be distributed among clubs across the state to popularise the sport, Mamata told the Assembly.
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During the election campaigning, Mamata had promised to distribute footballs to the clubs and school students keeping in mind their inclination towards sports. The officials of the state youth affairs will select the clubs who will be handed over the footballs for distribution, the Chief Minister said adding, it was the slogan of 'Khela Hobe' that had literally decimated the BJP and had resonated well among the masses. “Khela Hobe is here to stay,” she said. Mamata also used the slogan to raise her voice against many issues.
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The Trinamool Congress had several songs and parodies lined up during the campaign process of the eight-phase elections to the Bengal Assembly, all pivoted around the slogan Khela Hobe. The state government believes that the 'Khela Hobe' campaign will strengthen the game and improve the quality of the players by fueling up their spirits.
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