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LIVE: Yogi Adityanath Blames Congress For Partition, Claims 'Modi Could Have Prevented Damage'

Published 27 July 2026 ยท local

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday blamed the Congress for the 1947 Partition and the violence that followed, and said India would not

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday blamed the Congress for the 1947 Partition and the violence that followed, and said India would not have suffered such damage if Narendra Modi had been the prime minister at the time of Independence. Speaking at a function in Lucknow to mark the horrors of Partition, Adityanath also said that if Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel had been prime minister then, India could not have been disintegrated.

He accused the Congress of being driven by power and said the country had paid a heavy price for its decisions. Subscribe to India Today for NEW VIDEOS EVERY DAY and make sure to enable Push Notifications so you'll never miss a new video. All you need to do is PRESS THE BELL ICON next to the Subscribe button!

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