Partition shattered Sanatan Bharat's unity… Congress divided nation in greed for power: Yogi Adityanath
He credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi with 'reviving this forgotten history' by declaring the remembrance day in 2021. 'Today, the entire country mourns, remembering the horrors of August 14, 1947,' he said.
Adityanath also praised the PM for granting citizenship and rehabilitation rights to refugees through the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), noting that, for the first time, displaced people in Jammu & Kashmir and other regions received citizenship and began contributing to India's development. 'The Congress never made any sincere effort for their rehabilitation,' he added.
Paying homage to the victims, he also announced that the Uttar Pradesh government will provide land leases and full rehabilitation to eligible families under the CAA. 'We are committed to protecting their rights and ensuring their dignity,' he affirmed.
The CM stated that while revolutionaries willingly embraced martyrdom for India's freedom, the Congress divided the nation in its greed for power. He also alleged that the Congress's policies led to the ethnic cleansing of Hindus, Sikhs, and Buddhists from places like Lahore, Karachi, Rawalpindi, and Multan in West Pakistan.
He added, 'The violence claimed 15-20 lakh lives and displaced crores, marking one of the darkest episodes in history.'
He went on to accuse the then Congress government of showing complete apathy towards the displaced. 'No memorials were built, no museums established for Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, and Christians who were forced to leave their ancestral homes. Their suffering was erased from public memory,' he alleged.
Inaugurating an exhibition, the CM urged citizens to draw lessons from history and emphasised the importance of connecting the younger generation with it.
He said the exhibition portrays the grim reality of Partition — its massacres, riots, and forced migrations.
Through digital archives, rare photographs, newspaper clippings, state records, and preserved belongings of displaced families, the exhibition depicts the agony of those affected by the Partition-era violence
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