Mamata Banerjee equates Khela Hobe with Vande Mataram, Abhishek Banerjee warns Amit Shah
3 years, 3 months ago

Mamata Banerjee equates Khela Hobe with Vande Mataram, Abhishek Banerjee warns Amit Shah

Op India  

Hours after the Enforcement Directorate summoned Abhishek Banerjee and his wife for questioning in the coal scam case, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee and her nephew lashed out at the ruling BJP. While speaking on the occasion of Trinamool Chhatra Parishad foundation day on Saturday, Abhishek Banerjee threatened to fight the BJP till the ‘last drop of blood.’ He warned, “TMC will fight the BJP in each State where they have killed democracy and usurped the rights of people…We will fight till our last blood. Mamata Banerjee puts ‘Vande Mataram’ at par with her ‘Khela Hobe’ slogan Following his provocative speech, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took to the podium. On June 2, 2021, a month after Mamata Banerjee came back to power, the BJP said 37 of its workers were killed in the post-poll violence that convulsed the state.

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In Bengal’s Tamluk, Justice Gangopadhyay faces off against TMC’s Debangshu Bhattacharya of ’khela hobe’ fame
8 months, 4 weeks ago

In Bengal’s Tamluk, Justice Gangopadhyay faces off against TMC’s Debangshu Bhattacharya of ’khela hobe’ fame

Live Mint  

The BJP released its fifth list of candidates on Sunday, setting up a contest between Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay and TMC leader Debangshu Bhattacharya in the Tamluk constituency of West Bengal. Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Monday criticized Abhijit Gangopadhyay, a former judge of the Calcutta High Court and current Bharatiya Janata Party's Lok Sabha election candidate, for his recent …

In West Bengal's Tamluk, BJP fields ex-Calcutta HC judge against Trinamool's ‘Khela Hobe’ creator
8 months, 4 weeks ago

In West Bengal's Tamluk, BJP fields ex-Calcutta HC judge against Trinamool's ‘Khela Hobe’ creator

Hindustan Times  

BJP's fifth list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, released on Sunday with names for 111 seats, showed that Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who resigned from Calcutta high court earlier this month and joined the saffron party, will contest from the Tamluk parliamentary seat in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district. Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay and Debangshu Bhattacharya Pitted against him is Debangshu …

Mamata Banerjee announces 'Khela Hobe' scheme, modelled after MGNREGA
1 year, 5 months ago

Mamata Banerjee announces 'Khela Hobe' scheme, modelled after MGNREGA

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced that her government is planning a scheme to provide work to the poor in line with MGNREGA, the funds for which she claimed were stopped by the Centre. Addressing a rally in Kolkata, Banerjee said the scheme will be named 'Khela Hobe' -- the slogan of her party TMC during the …

Khela Hobe in Bengal: TMC Mamata Banerjee Will Not Survive December, BJP Agnimitra Paul
2 years, 1 month ago

Khela Hobe in Bengal: TMC Mamata Banerjee Will Not Survive December, BJP Agnimitra Paul

ABP News  

BJP’s Asansol MLA Agnimitra Paul on Tuesday said that her party is planning a big move that could bring down the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal. Labelling the party’s strategy as a “boro khela ”, Paul said that the Trinamool Congress government’s existence is at stake now. Accusing the Mamata Banerjee government of indulging in corruption, Agnimitra Paul said …

Bengal school warns students as some write 'Khela Hobe' in exams
2 years, 8 months ago

Bengal school warns students as some write 'Khela Hobe' in exams

India Today  

As a section of the students appearing for the West Bengal board's class 10 examination have written a popular political slogan on their answer papers, the authorities have decided to take penal action against examinees if they replicate the same in the ongoing class 12 exam. Examiners of the Madhyamik examination for class 10 conducted by the West Bengal Board …

The Hindu finally realises violent undertones of “Khela Hobe” after Muslims start getting killed in Bengal: How BJP lives did not matter to them
2 years, 8 months ago

The Hindu finally realises violent undertones of “Khela Hobe” after Muslims start getting killed in Bengal: How BJP lives did not matter to them

Op India  

Every Saturday, The Hindu runs a full-page section called “Ground Zero”. Perhaps, for the first time since they rolled out this “Ground Zero” section, they discussed the same topic in consecutive weeks – the violence in the state of West Bengal. Reading the article felt that the political murders in the state are still happening between the TMC and the …

UP Elections 2022: Mamata Banerjee shown black flags in Varanasi during campaign for SP
2 years, 9 months ago

UP Elections 2022: Mamata Banerjee shown black flags in Varanasi during campaign for SP

India TV News  

Trinamool Congress leader and West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, was shown black flags, allegedly by the activists of Hindu Yuva Vahini amid chants of 'Jai Shri Ram' and 'Modi-Modi' when she arrived in Varanasi on Wednesday night. The West Bengal chief minister's convoy was passing through Chetganj area when a group of Hindu Yuva Vahini workers started raising slogans …

SP Leader Who Gave 'Khela Hoi' Slogan for UP Spotted Crying. Here's What Happened
2 years, 10 months ago

SP Leader Who Gave 'Khela Hoi' Slogan for UP Spotted Crying. Here's What Happened

News 18  

As dramatic as this Samajwadi Party leader’s adaptation of TMC’s ‘Khela Hobe’ anthem into ‘Khela Hoi’ in Bhojpuri for the UP polls, were his tearful lamentations at a ‘betrayal’. Her viral battle cry ‘Khela Hobe’ has seen various renditions in Uttar Pradesh, including a jingle “Khadeda Hoibe” released by the SP earlier. “If someone tried to stop them, then they …

Sacred Games: Durga Puja in Mamata's Neighbourhood to Get a Khela Hobe Touch
3 years, 3 months ago

Sacred Games: Durga Puja in Mamata's Neighbourhood to Get a Khela Hobe Touch

News 18  

When Devi Durga arrives with her family in West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s neighbourhood this October, they will be welcomed by javelin champion Neeraj Chopra. And the Durga Puja committee in Mamata’s Bhawanipur locality in Kolkata has decided to give its pandal a Khela Hobe touch. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee later announced that August 16 will be marked as …

It’s 'Khela Hobe Diwas' vs 'Paschimbanga Bachao Diwas' in Bengal Today
3 years, 4 months ago

It’s 'Khela Hobe Diwas' vs 'Paschimbanga Bachao Diwas' in Bengal Today

News 18  

Interesting games are being played in West Bengal this Monday with the ruling Trinamool Congress and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party looking to outscore each other. The TMC has gone ahead with its “Khela Hobe Diwas” plans and Mamata Banerjee will attend a football match in Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium. The BJP is observing “Paschimbanga Bachao Diwas”, or Save West …

OPINION: Have You Wondered What 'Khela Hobe' Means?
3 years, 4 months ago

OPINION: Have You Wondered What 'Khela Hobe' Means?

News 18  

That’s the usual motto of the Olympic games. In the last financial year, Gujarat received 37 per cent of total FDI inflows to India, while West Bengal accounted for about 1 per cent. Put another way, Gujarat received 37 times as much foreign investment as West Bengal did. The current West Bengal CM has started “Khela Hobe Diwas.” That says …

‘Khela Hobe Won’t Work in Tripura’: Himanta Biswa Says TMC Slogan Resonates With Only Section of Bengalis
3 years, 4 months ago

‘Khela Hobe Won’t Work in Tripura’: Himanta Biswa Says TMC Slogan Resonates With Only Section of Bengalis

News 18  

After a bitter poll fight between Bhartiya Janta party and Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, which eventually went in the TMC’s favour, another battle is brewing in the north-eastern state of Tripura. It started after the arrest of 22 people from poll strategist Prashant Kishores’s iPAC team last month and the arrest and attack on the TMC leaders which resulted …

A Mix of 'Khela Hobe' and Football May Be Mamata Banerjee's Game Changer to Score a Political Goal in 2024
3 years, 4 months ago

A Mix of 'Khela Hobe' and Football May Be Mamata Banerjee's Game Changer to Score a Political Goal in 2024

News 18  

Chances are that almost every Bengali you run into in Kolkata and other parts of West Bengal is either a diehard Mohun Bagan or East Bengal football club fan. And the Trinamool Congress too did it when, just ahead of the 2021 state polls, Mamata Banerjee announced sops like more funds, to help East Bengal Club into the Indian Super …

Mamata Banerjee to Launch 'Khela Hobe' Programme in Kolkata Today
3 years, 4 months ago

Mamata Banerjee to Launch 'Khela Hobe' Programme in Kolkata Today

News 18  

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee will on Sunday launch “Khela Hobe” programme at the Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata. The “Khela Hobe” slogan was first started by TMC’s youth wing leader Debangshu Bhattacharya and was then popularised in West Bengal by Anubrata Mondal, the party president of Birbhum district, who is known in the state …

There should be change, democracy is not static: Javed Akhtar after meeting Mamata Banerjee
3 years, 4 months ago

There should be change, democracy is not static: Javed Akhtar after meeting Mamata Banerjee

India Today  

Lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar and actor Shabana Azmi met with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee in Delhi and discussed the need for "parivartan", stating Bengal has historically led "revolutionary movements." Asked whether there was a need for change, Akhtar said, "I can't speak for everyone, but I believe there should be 'parivartan’. It is beyond any discussion now.” Banerjee, who …

Khela Hobe 2.0: Is Mamata eyeing a bigger role in national politics?
3 years, 5 months ago

Khela Hobe 2.0: Is Mamata eyeing a bigger role in national politics?

India Today  

A poll slogan till a few days back, “Khela Hobe” arrived at the national stage on Wednesday as Mamata Banerjee vowed to uproot the BJP from the Centre and every state in India. She even announced a “Khela Hobe Diwas” on August 16 to “distribute footballs among poor children”, but which was frowned upon by the opposition BJP as a …

Mamata Banerjee plans to celebrate 'Khela Hobe Diwas' to commemorate Bengal election slogan
3 years, 5 months ago

Mamata Banerjee plans to celebrate 'Khela Hobe Diwas' to commemorate Bengal election slogan

Op India  

Two months after the Trinamool Congress swept the West Bengal State Legislative polls, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced to commemorate her election slogan in the form of ‘Khela Hobe Diwas‘. While speaking about the matter in the state assembly, she said, “People have appreciated ‘Khela Hobe’, so we will have ‘Khela Hobe Diwas’.” Written by Debangshu Bhattacharya, Mamata Banerjee …

What campaign slogans, speeches and songs reveal about Bengal’s polls
3 years, 8 months ago

What campaign slogans, speeches and songs reveal about Bengal’s polls

Hindustan Times  

In recent years, election campaigns in India have tended to be high-pitched, but the one in Bengal seems to be shriller than usual. A polling officer marks a voter's finger at a polling station of Midnapur town during the first phase of the assembly election, West Midnapore Many analysts have dismissed election campaigns in India, particularly the current one in …

West Bengal polls: BJP supporters greet Mamata Banerjee with 'Jai Shri Ram' slogans in Nandigram
3 years, 8 months ago

West Bengal polls: BJP supporters greet Mamata Banerjee with 'Jai Shri Ram' slogans in Nandigram

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday was greeted with 'Jai Shri Ram' slogans by Bharatiya Janata Party supporters at Reyapara in Nandigram, where she had been camping for the past two days. #WATCH Nandigram: Slogans of 'Jai Sri Ram' raised by BJP supporters as CM Mamata Banerjee was going to visit the house of a TMC worker who …

Mamata Says 'Khela Hobe', but BJP believes in 'Vikas Hobe': PM Modi
3 years, 9 months ago

Mamata Says 'Khela Hobe', but BJP believes in 'Vikas Hobe': PM Modi

Op India  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday addressed a rally in Purulia ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections. Didi bole chela hobe, BJP bole school hobe… Khela shesh hobe, vikas aarambh hobe,” PM Modi said. #WATCH: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Purulia, says, “Didi bole khela hobe, BJP bole chaakri hobe. Didi bole khela hobe, BJP bole shiksha hobe….Khela shesh …

From 'Khela Hobe' to 'Khela Khatam', TMC's Poll Jingle Gets New Twists as Parties Use it to Attack Each Other
3 years, 9 months ago

From 'Khela Hobe' to 'Khela Khatam', TMC's Poll Jingle Gets New Twists as Parties Use it to Attack Each Other

News 18  

Kolkata: TMC's popular poll jingle 'Khela Hobe' seems to have also caught the fancy of rival BJP, as political heavyweights of both the parties draw references to its lyrics, sometimes even building slogans around the song, at their public meetings in Bengal. Originally written and uploaded on YouTube by TMC leader Debangshu Bhattacharya in January, the jingle has since undergone …

'Mahisasur Can't Defeat Durga': TMC Man Who Wrote 'Khela Hobe' Slogan Says BJP Won't Have It Easy
3 years, 9 months ago

'Mahisasur Can't Defeat Durga': TMC Man Who Wrote 'Khela Hobe' Slogan Says BJP Won't Have It Easy

News 18  

The days in the run up to the West Bengal Assembly Elections 2021 have seen feverish campaigning from the BJP and the TMC, as they head to a poll that is crucial for both. This player doesn’t wear boots, but hawai chappal.” The 25-year-old member of the TMC also compared Suvendu Adhikari taking on Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram to Mahisasur, …

Khela Hobe or Khela Shesh? The viral Bengal Poll Dictionary, translated
3 years, 9 months ago

Khela Hobe or Khela Shesh? The viral Bengal Poll Dictionary, translated

India Today  

Bengal has always been a step ahead in the slogan game. 3 BANGLA NIJER MEYE KEI CHAAYE On Saturday, February 20, TMC National General Secretary Subrata Bakshi, in the presence of State Education Minister Partha Chatterjee, Panchayat Minister Subrata Mukherjee and members of parliament Kakali Ghosh Dastidar and Derek O’Brien, launched this slogan that's now become TMC's primary one for …

Khela hobe vs khela shesh: How Modi presents Mamata a Manmohan challenge in Bengal polls
3 years, 9 months ago

Khela hobe vs khela shesh: How Modi presents Mamata a Manmohan challenge in Bengal polls

India Today  

Addressing his first mega rally in Kolkata since the West Bengal Assembly election schedule was announced, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday gave a spin to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s poll slogan, “khela hobe”. PM Modi turned it to declare the Trinamool Congress’s “khela shesh” in a reminder of what he did to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s “good days …

West Bengal polls: Discontent in TMC after several MLAs, ministers denied ticket
3 years, 9 months ago

West Bengal polls: Discontent in TMC after several MLAs, ministers denied ticket

India Today  

Hours after West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee announced her party's candidate list, a section of the TMC leadership have openly expressed their displeasure after being denied tickets. At Bankura, local TMC workers protested "Go Back Sayantika" slogan in Bankura as outgoing MLA Sampa Daripa expressed her anger against West Bengal Chief Minister and party chief Mamata …

Young TMC sensation Debangshu of 'Khela Hobe' fame fails to get ticket for Bengal election
3 years, 9 months ago

Young TMC sensation Debangshu of 'Khela Hobe' fame fails to get ticket for Bengal election

India Today  

TMC’s latest unofficial anthem, ‘Khela Hobe’, which has become an instant hit among the younger voters in Bengal, has 25-year-old civil engineer and TMC spokesperson Debangshu Bhattacharya behind it. As the rap number took Bengal by storm and gained massive popularity ahead of the election, talks were doing the rounds of Debangshu getting a ticket for the 2021 Bengal assembly …

It's 'Khela Hobe' vs 'Jai Shri Ram' event at Bengal sweet shops
3 years, 9 months ago

It's 'Khela Hobe' vs 'Jai Shri Ram' event at Bengal sweet shops

India TV News  

The bitter fight for the elections in Bengal has reached the sweet shops with popular retailers in the state churning out new delicacies, capturing the mood of the season -- 'Khela Hobe' vs 'Jai Shri Ram'. While 'Khela Hobe' is written on the sandesh in white and green, the 'Jai Shri Ram' sandesh is in white and orange. Besides, 'Jai …

Mamata Banerjee's 'khela hobe' remark irks BJP, party approaches EC urging fair polls
3 years, 9 months ago

Mamata Banerjee's 'khela hobe' remark irks BJP, party approaches EC urging fair polls

India TV News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday approached the Election Commission with a complaint against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. BJP's Bengal in-charge Kailash Vijayvargiya led a party delegation to the Election Commission to lodge a complaint against Mamata Banerjee over her recent 'khela hobe' remark. Bengal Polls 2021: Full Coverage "At a recent rally, Mamata Banerjee said 'khela hobe'. …

TMC wants to turn Bengal into Bangladesh, says BJP's Suvendu Adhikari
3 years, 10 months ago

TMC wants to turn Bengal into Bangladesh, says BJP's Suvendu Adhikari

India Today  

The ruling Trinamool Congress wants to turn Bengal into Bangladesh by importing 'Jai Bangla' slogan, TMC-turned-BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari claimed on Sunday as he attacked the Mamata Banerjee-led government. Speaking to the media in Siliguri on Sunday, Suvendu Adhikari said, “‘Khela hobe’ slogan was coined by Narayanganj MP Shamim Osman four years ago. TMC wants to turn West Bengal into …

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