Modi and Shah pay homage as BJP and Cong argue over partition 'Facts'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior BJP leaders on Sunday paid homage to those who lost their lives during the Partition. In response, Congress accused the ruling party of using the traumatic events as a "fodder" for its political battles.

"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," Modi tweeted on the 'Partition Horrors Remembrance Day'. Home minister Amit Shah said: "The Partition of the country in 1947 is that inhuman chapter of Indian history which can never be forgotten. The violence and hatred claimed millions of lives and displaced innumerable people."

Congress spokesman Jairam Ramesh tweeted: "The tragedy of Partition cannot be misused to fuel hate and prejudice. The truth is Savarkar originated the two-nation theory and Jinnah perfected it."


While BJP blamed Congress for the Partition, Congress pulled out historical incidents to raise fingers on Savarkar and Hindu Mahasabha.