US EditionCongress, BJP Lock Horns over NCERT's New 'Partition' Module: What Is It and Why the Clash? EXPLAINED in 5 Points
NCERT modules attribute Partition of India to Jinnah's demand, Congress's acceptance despite inexperience, and Mountbatten's rushed implementation, highlighting 15 million displaced, officials said.
- On August 14, 2025, NCERT released two modules blaming Jinnah, Congress, and Mountbatten for Partition, coinciding with Partition Horrors Remembrance Day.
- Amid Partition Remembrance Day observances, the modules argue that the Partition of India was shaped by Jinnah demanding it, Congress accepting it, and Mountbatten formalising it.
- Highlighting refugee trains filled only with corpses, the modules describe Partition as an 'unprecedented human tragedy' with nearly 1.5 crore people displaced.
- Strongly reacting, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera demanded the module be burnt for its inaccuracies, while the BJP accused Congress of facilitating division along religious lines.
- Amid sustained regional tensions, the modules highlight that Partition's fallout links to the Kashmir conflict and communal politics, which the modules warn continue to cause security issues.
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Congress, BJP lock horns over NCERT's New 'Partition' module: What is it and why the clash? EXPLAINED in 5 points
While Congress fumed over the NCERT ‘Partition’ modules, demanding it be scrapped, even 'burnt', the BJP shot back, and said that the ‘Rahul-Jinnah’ party was upset about the ‘truth’ coming out
NCERT's new partition modules put spotlight on Congress, Jinnah, and Mountbatten
In its newly released special modules marking Partition Remembrance Day, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has reshaped how young Indians will be taught about the division of the country. The educational body argues that the Partition of India and the birth of Pakistan were not inevitable, but the result of three key actors: Jinnah, who demanded it, The Congress leadership, which accepted it, and Mountbatten, wh…
NCERT spl module holds Jinnah, Congress, 'culprits' of India's partition
New Delhi: A special module released by the NCERT to mark “Partition Horrors Remembrance Day” has held Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the Congress and then Viceroy Lord Mountbatten responsible for India’s partition. The module has also noted that post-Partition, Kashmir emerged as a new problem, which had never existed in India before and created a challenge for the country’s foreign policy. It has also flagged that some countries keep giving aid to Pakis…
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