Partition
BJP takes dig at Jawaharlal Nehru in video on partition, Congress hits back
New Delhi/IBNS: Taking a dig at the Congress as India marks its second "Partition Horrors Remembrance Day", the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday released a video narrating its version of events that led to the partition of India in 1947.
Using archival footage and dramatised visuals of the partition, the seven-minute video tangentially blames Jawaharlal Nehru for bowing to the demands of Muhammad Ali Jinnah-led Muslim League for the creation of Pakistan.
जिन लोगों को भारत की सांस्कृतिक विरासत, सभ्यता, मूल्यों, तीर्थों का कोई ज्ञान नहीं था, उन्होंने मात्र तीन सप्ताह में सदियों से एक साथ रह रहे लोगों के बीच सरहद खींच दी।
— BJP (@BJP4India) August 14, 2022
उस समय कहाँ थे वे लोग जिन पर इन विभाजनकारी ताक़तों के ख़िलाफ़ संघर्ष करने की ज़िम्मेदारी थी?#विभाजन_विभीषिका pic.twitter.com/t1K6vInZzQ
Congress has hit back, with MP Jairam Ramesh stating the "real intent" of the PM marking this day is to "use the most traumatic historical events as fodder for his current political battles".
"Modern-day Savarkars and Jinnahs are continuing their efforts to divide the nation," he added.
1. The real intent of PM to mark Aug 14 as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day is to use the most traumatic historical events as fodder for his current political battles. Lakhs upon lakhs were dislocated and lost their lives. Their sacrifices must not be forgotten or disrespected.
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) August 14, 2022
On Aug 14 last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that the day will be remembered as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day annually to remind the nation of the sufferings and sacrifices of Indians during the partition in 1947. The PM earlier this morning tweeted to mark the day.
"Today, on #PartitionHorrorsRemembranceDay, I pay homage to all those who lost their lives during Partition , and applaud the resilience as well as grit of all those who suffered during that tragic period of our history," PM Modi tweeted.
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