{"id":7417,"date":"2026-07-13T09:29:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T04:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newskick.in\/?p=7417"},"modified":"2026-07-13T15:14:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T09:44:12","slug":"khela-hobey-divas-now-ayushman-divas-bjps-tit-for-tat-answer-to-didi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newskick.in\/?p=7417","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Khela Hobey Divas&#8217; now &#8216;Ayushman Divas&#8217;: BJP&#8217;s tit-for-tat answer to Didi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/khela-hobey-divas-now-ayushman-divas-bjps-tit-for-tat-answer-to-didi\/articleshow\/132356320.cms\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"10\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/photo\/132356320.cms\" \/><\/a>Mamata Banerjee&#8217;s government had declared August 16 as Khela Hobey Divas in 2021 following the TMC&#8217;s assembly election victory. 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