Partition: NCERT blames Cong

A fresh political row has erupted over the NCERT's special module on the Partition Horrors Day for students of Classes VI to XII which blames the Partition of India on the Indian National Congress, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and Lord Mountbatten.

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The Congress has called for the “book to be burned” for misrepresenting historical facts. The NCERT has often been accused by historians, academics and Opposition parties of distorting history at the behest of the party in power. These accusations stem from perceived political, ideological, and cultural biases in how historical events and figures are presented in school textbooks.

New Delhi, August 16: 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.