West Bengal to have sports university, says CM Mamata Banerjee
India Today
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said that a sports university will soon be set up in West Bengal.
On Wednesday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced a grant of Rs 50 lakh for infrastructural development of two century-old clubs -- East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting. Banerjee, after inaugurating the East Bengal museum - Raja Suresh Chandra Memorial Archive - at its Maidan tent here, also said that her government would soon set up a sports university in the city.
The CM said that as a fan of football, she “juggles” the ball as and when she finds time. The TMC boss also said that she coined the ‘Khela Hobe’ slogan, taking inspiration from this sport.
Banerjee gave assurance that her government would support the dreams of the state's sportspersons.
"We plan to start a dedicated university for sports so that the younger generations, who are interested in sports, do not have to go anywhere else. I promise you that we will always try to support every dream of our sportspersons," she added.
(With PTI inputs)
