BJP Links Trinamool's "Khela Hobe Divas" To Direct Action Day Of 1946

The Trinamool Congress said it has already announced the "Khela Hobe Divas" in memory of football lovers who were killed during a match in Kolkata in 1980, and alleged that the BJP is trying to spread hatred.

The BJP's West Bengal unit Saturday objected to the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government's plan to observe the "Khela Hobe Divas" on August 16, stating that the Muslim League had proclaimed the Direct Action Day on this date in 1946, which led to the killing of a large number of people. Interesting @MamataOfficial has declared August 16 as "Khela hobe divas". It is the day the Muslim League launched its Direct Action Day & began the Great Calcutta Killings in 1946. In today's West Bengal, "Khela Hobe" has come to symbolise a wave of terror attacks on opponents. The TMC said that its government has already announced it will observe the day in memory of the football lovers who were killed during a match in Kolkata around 40 years ago, and alleged that the BJP is trying to spread hatred around the date. Like previous years, the BJP will observe the day as "Paschimbanga Banchao Divas" remembering the contribution of Jana Sangh founder Shyamaprasad Mookerjee to the integration of Bengal with India, state BJP president Dilip Ghosh told reporters. "On August 16, 1946, the water of the Ganga turned red as the Muslim League's Direct Action Day began and the Great Calcutta Killings happened. It is ironic that Mamata Banerjee gives a call for Khela Hobe Divas on that very date. What khela (game) does she mean to conduct?" he said.