Mamata Banerjee ups the ‘khela hobe’ sport, throws soccer at crowd

On March 31, only a day earlier than Bengal votes in Nandigram, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee handed a soccer to the group within the Howrah rally. The CM took the continuing theme round soccer within the Bengal elections to a brand new degree, the place she once more introduced an actual soccer to an election rally, according to TMC’s battle cry ‘khela hobe’ (sport is on).
#WATCH: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee passes a soccer to the group, at her public rally in Howrah. #WestBengalElections pic.twitter.com/VJA5EJA1tK— ANI (@ANI) March 31, 2021
During a public rally in Howrah, Mamata took a soccer and juggled it together with her fingers whereas sitting on a wheelchair. After that, she tried to bounce the ball like a basketball, however couldn’t handle it. Every time she dropped the ball on the stage, it moved away as a substitute of bouncing again to her fingers, and her aides needed to play fetch to get the ball again to her. Repeating the identical a few instances, Mamata Banerjee threw the ball to the group, amid the chants of ‘khela hobe’.
This is just not the primary time Mamata Banerjee has metaphorically attacked her opponents utilizing a soccer. On March 27, in a rally in Narayangarh of Paschim Medinipur, she threw a ball from the stage and mentioned, “BJP bowled out!” It could also be famous that she had pretended to play cricket utilizing a soccer on that event.
‘BJP bowled out’: Mamata Banerjee performs with Football at rally; says she walks 4 hrs each day https://t.co/ElYixMbN0N— Republic (@republic) March 27, 2021
The wall-painting controversy
Since Mamata Banerjee was allegedly damage by a pole throughout an election rally, she attended rallies with a plaster on her injured leg. After that, a caricature titled “Khela Hobe” together with her plastered leg and a soccer created by Sandeep Adhwaryu was printed in Times Of India.
TOI caricature by Sandeep AdhwaryuBased mostly on that cartoon, some TMC members had made a wall portray in Bengal during which Mamata Banerjee was seen hitting PM Modi’s head as a substitute of a soccer. Notably, when Banerjee was injured throughout a rally in Nandigram, she had alleged that she was attacked by 4-5 individuals. However, it was later revealed that the entire incident was an accident.
A wall with Mamata Banerjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s caricature with the previous kicking the top of Prime Minister. Image supply: twitter deal with of BJP IndiaPM Modi took notice of the cartoon
PM Modi took notice of the wall portray and talked about it throughout a rally in Bankura, West Bengal. He referred to the controversial murals and mentioned, “if you want, you can keep your foot on my head or kick me, but I will not let you kick the development of Bengal. I will not let you kick the dreams of Bengal.”
While addressing a rally in Bankura in West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to the murals being drawn on partitions in West Bengal the place CM Mamata Banerjee is proven placing her leg on his head. This comes after TMC staff have been busy creating the pictures and circulating the identical on Social Media. It reveals West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee placing her bandaged foot on Prime Minister Modi’s head.
The much-anticipated voting in Nandigram
Nandigram has turn into a matter of honour for each TMC and BJP in ongoing Assembly Elections in West Bengal. Mamata Banerjee is contesting from the Nandigram seat in opposition to Suvendu Adhikari, who’s contesting on BJP’s ticket. Adhikari was one of the vital trusted members of Banerjee’s military earlier than he left TMC and joined BJP in December final 12 months. His departure from TMC was seen as an enormous blow to Banerjee’s need to come back again in energy.