Scheme Names It 'Khela Hobe'…
On Friday, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee announced that our Ministers are planning a scheme to provide work to the poor in line with MGNREGA.
She claims that the funds for this were stopped by the Centre.
Addressing a rally in Kolkata, Ms. Banerjee said the scheme will be named 'Khela Hobe' (Game On) -- the slogan of her party TMC during the 2021 assembly elections.
"Despite being the best-performing state in the MNREGA scheme, the Centre has stopped funds out of sheer jealousy and vendetta politics.
We will take our fight to the National Capital, and on October 2, which is Gandhi Jayanti, we will hold a dharna in Delhi to press for our demands," she said.
"We are planning to start our own 100-day job scheme and it will be named 'Khela Hobe'.
The West Bengal government always stands for the poor, and we will create jobs for them," she added.
The TMC also celebrates August 16 as 'Khela Hobe Diwas', in Bengal during which different sports events are organized across the state.
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