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Breaking: Yogi Adityanath Blames Congress for Partition, Warns Against Repeating Past Mistakes

He said the Partition showed how political divisions and internal conflict can weaken a nation and urged families to teach the history to younger generations.

  • Addressing a Partition Horrors Remembrance Day event in Lucknow yesterday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath blamed Congress for the 1947 Partition and urged younger generations to learn from history's dark chapters.
  • The Chief Minister argued that internal divisions based on caste and region historically weakened India, referring to the 1947 division of Punjab, Bengal, and Sindh, which left the nation vulnerable to outside forces.
  • Defending the Citizenship Amendment Act introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Yogi noted it grants citizenship to persecuted Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Parsi, and Christian refugees from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh after five years in India.
  • Recalling protests in Kanpur and Meerut following the Act's passage, the Chief Minister credited the "double-engine government" for maintaining control while criticizing opposition silence regarding recent incidents involving Hindus in Bangladesh.
  • Yogi warned that remembering the past alone is insufficient to solve national challenges, urging citizens to prioritize a singular Indian identity to prevent repeating the mistakes of the tragic 1947 Partition.
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Breaking: Yogi Adityanath Blames Congress for Partition, Warns Against Repeating Past Mistakes

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched a sharp political attack on the Congress while addressing a public gathering, linking the Partition of India with what he described as the party’s pursuit of political power. Referring to the events surrounding Independence in 1947, the Chief Minister said regions including Punjab, Bengal and Sindh were divided despite their demographic and cultural identities. Yogi Adityanath urged people to visit an exhibition showcasing images and material related to Partition and encouraged families to explain the history of that period to younger generations. He said understanding the events of 1947 was important for interpreting India’s present and protecting future generations from repeating historical mistakes. The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister also criticised opposition parties over their response to incidents involving Hindus in Bangladesh. He alleged that political calculations and vote-bank considerations influenced their silence, making the issue a major part of his wider criticism of opposition politics. During his address, Yogi Adityanath questioned why India became vulnerable to foreign domination despite possessing considerable military strength, intellectual capability and economic prosperity. He highlighted historical estimates suggesting that India held a substantial share of the global economy centuries ago. The Chief Minister attributed India’s historical subjugation primarily to internal divisions. He pointed to differences based on caste, region and language as factors that weakened collective unity and created opportunities for outside forces. His speech focused on national unity, historical awareness and the need to learn from past divisions. He appealed to citizens to understand the sacrifices and consequences associated with Partition while warning that internal conflict can weaken a nation. The remarks are likely to generate political debate, particularly over the Congress’s historical role in Partition and contemporary opposition politics.

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India TV Hindi Hindi broke the news on Friday, August 14, 2026.
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