NRP Desk
Lucknow: At an event to mark the eve of Independence, designated as ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’ by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that it was Congress appeasement policies that led to India’s division, the Partition of a ‘Sanatan Bharat’. Blaming the opposition for having ignored the plight of those displaced by the Partition, the CM said that those who get citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act will be given land and full rehabilitation in UP. Calling the Partition a “dark chapter” in India’s history, which inflicted deep wounds on the nation, Yogi credited PM Modi with reviving this forgotten history. “Today, the entire country mourns, remembering the horrors of Aug 14, 1947,” he said, while inaugurating an exhibition marking ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’. Later in the day, the CM led a silent march against the Partition and then addressed a seminar on it. The CM said that at one end, revolutionaries embraced martyrdom for India’s freedom and on the other, Congress divided the nation in its greed for power. He alleged that the Congress policies led to the ethnic cleansing of Hindus, Sikhs and Buddhists from Pakistan. “The violence claimed 15-20 lakh lives and displaced crores, marking one of the darkest episodes in history.
