Archive · 15 Aug 2026
Yogi says Modi as PM in 1947 would have prevented Partition
Long ago, in 1947, India was split into two countries, India and Pakistan, and many people were hurt and had to leave their homes.
That sad event is called the Partition.
A leader named Yogi Adityanath gave speeches about that time on Friday.
He said the Congress party was responsible for the split and the violence that followed.
He said that if the current prime minister, Narendra Modi, had been leading India back then, nobody could have harmed the country.
He also said a leader named Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel would have stopped India from being divided.
He said some areas, like Sindh and Punjab, were given to Pakistan even though Pakistan never asked for them.
He said Hindu villages in Bengal were given to Bangladesh.
He said the leaders back then cared too much about power and stayed silent when people suffered.
He said India is still paying the price for those old mistakes even today.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath blamed the Congress for the 1947 Partition, saying no one could have harmed India had Narendra Modi been prime minister then.
He said a prime minister like Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel would have prevented India's disintegration, calling Congress members' 'cowardice' the reason the country paid a heavy price.
He alleged Pakistan received territories it never asked for, including Hindu- and Sindhi-dominated Sindh and Punjabi-dominated Punjab.
He claimed Hindu villages in Bengali-dominated Bengal were forcibly handed to Bangladesh, accusing the Congress of greed for power and betraying the nation's trust.
He spoke as India observed Partition Horrors Remembrance Day on August 14, saying the country still pays the price of past internal divisions 'in the form of terrorism and conspiracies.'
- Who
- Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader
- What
- Blamed the Congress for the 1947 Partition and said India would not have been harmed if Narendra Modi, or a leader like Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, had been prime minister at the time
- When
- Friday, as India observed Partition Horrors Remembrance Day on August 14
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, India — most reports cite a function in Lucknow, while one report places an event in Siddharthnagar after inaugurating development projects
- Why
- To mark the horrors of the Partition and draw lessons from what he called the 'dark chapters' of Indian history so such tragedies are not repeated
Left View: Partition's Complexity
Right View: Congress Responsibility
Responsibility for the 1947 Partition
Left View: Partition's Complexity
Partition was shaped by complex historical circumstances of the era; the articles show hostility and displacement affecting millions, with the country's strength undermined by internal divisions rather than any single party being solely at fault.
Right View: Congress Responsibility
Yogi Adityanath holds the Congress 'truly responsible' for the Partition and subsequent massacre, citing its 'cowardice' and willingness to put political power ahead of national unity and the 'eternal nation.'
Present-Day Relevance of Partition
Left View: Partition's Complexity
Remarks are framed as political criticism of a rival party, with claims about leaders 'silent in 1947' and fearful of losing their 'vote bank'; critics see this as partisan attack rhetoric during the remembrance.
Right View: Congress Responsibility
Adityanath argues the country still pays the price of internal divisions 'in the form of terrorism and conspiracies,' and that recalling the 'dark chapters' of history is needed so such tragedies are not repeated.
- Speaker
- Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
- Political Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- Occasion
- Remarks marking Partition Horrors Remembrance Day (August 14)
- Central Accusation
- Congress 'truly responsible' for the Partition and subsequent massacre
- Hypothetical Statements
- Narendra Modi as PM in 1947 would have prevented damage; a Patel-like PM would have prevented disintegration
- Territory Allegations
- Sindh, Punjabi-dominated Punjab, and Hindu-majority areas in Bengal handed over to Pakistan/Bangladesh
- Venue Discrepancy
- PTI reports a function in Lucknow; News18 reports an event in Siddharthnagar after inaugurating development projects
- Historical Context
- Partition triggered one of the largest mass migrations in modern history
