{"id":9505,"date":"2025-11-03T09:38:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T04:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=654764"},"modified":"2025-11-03T09:42:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T04:12:05","slug":"but-you-told-them-to-be-home-by-8-bjp-targets-mamata-banerjee-after-she-congratulates-women-in-blue-on-world-cup-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/but-you-told-them-to-be-home-by-8-bjp-targets-mamata-banerjee-after-she-congratulates-women-in-blue-on-world-cup-win\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018But you told them to be home by 8\u2019: BJP targets Mamata Banerjee after she congratulates Women in Blue on World Cup win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"121\" data-end=\"373\">India\u2019s historic ICC Women\u2019s Cricket World Cup triumph sparked political friction on Monday after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee\u2019s congratulatory post for the national women\u2019s team drew a sharp counter from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"375\" data-end=\"701\">India clinched their maiden Women\u2019s ODI World Cup title with a 52-run win over South Africa in Navi Mumbai, leading to late-night celebrations across the country. Soon after the victory, Banerjee took to X to hail the Indian team for their \u201cbrilliant performance\u201d and said the triumph would inspire generations of young girls.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, the entire nation is incredibly proud of our Women in Blue for their feat in the World Cup final.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bThe fight they showed and the command  they displayed throughout the tournament will be an inspiration for generations of young girls. <\/p>\n<p>You have proved that you are a\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MamataOfficial\/status\/1985052795284971953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"703\" data-end=\"1126\">However, the BJP hit back almost immediately, referencing Banerjee\u2019s recent remarks about women being out late at night. Replying to her post, the party wrote, \u201cOMG they were playing till 12. But you had told them to be home by 8,\u201d reviving a controversy triggered last month when Banerjee questioned why a gang-rape survivor was outdoors late, suggesting girls \u201cshould not be allowed to come outside after a certain time.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">OMG they were playing till 12\u2757\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>But you had told them to be home by 8\u203c\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Raat8Ta?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Raat8Ta<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WomensWorldCup2025?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WomensWorldCup2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OQ9bReYVmv\">https:\/\/t.co\/OQ9bReYVmv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BJP West Bengal (@BJP4Bengal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BJP4Bengal\/status\/1985068653621195155?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1128\" data-end=\"1366\">Those remarks had sparked criticism nationwide, with the BJP and several women\u2019s rights activists accusing her of victim-blaming and undermining women\u2019s safety concerns. The National Commission for Women had also criticised her statement.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1368\" data-end=\"1778\">Meanwhile, on the field, the World Cup final was a night of emotion and dominance for the Women in Blue. Opener Shafali Verma delivered a stunning all-round performance with 87 runs and two wickets, while captain Harmanpreet Kaur and her team, many visibly emotional after the win, completed a remarkable turnaround after three group-stage defeats to bring home India\u2019s first-ever Women\u2019s ODI World Cup trophy.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1780\" data-end=\"1971\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The victory has been widely hailed as a landmark moment for Indian women\u2019s cricket \u2014 and one that will remain etched in sporting history, regardless of the political exchanges it has sparked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India\u2019s historic ICC Women\u2019s Cricket World Cup triumph sparked political friction on Monday after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee\u2019s\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":391,"featured_media":32119,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/391"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9505"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9505\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}