Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on the Partition Day that the country was pushed into the tragedy of Partition for political selfishness. He said that this was not just the partition of the country, but the partition of humanity. On this occasion, he attended the tribute meeting organized in Lucknow and also conducted a silent march on foot.
CM Yogi had tweeted and said that our Mother India, who introduced the world to the soulful feeling of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’, was pushed towards the tragedy of partition on this day in 1947 for vested political interests. He said that this was not just the partition of the country, but the partition of humanity.
The Chief Minister said that innumerable innocent citizens had to lose their lives due to this inhuman decision of partition of the country. Had to bear the brunt of displacement, had to endure torture. Humble tribute to all the innocent civilians who were sacrificed in this inhuman tragedy today on ‘Partition Horrors Memorial Day’!
Apart from this, CM Yogi along with his two deputy CMs Keshav Maurya and Brajesh Pathak attended the tribute meeting organized on this occasion in Hazratganj, Lucknow. They also carried out a silent march on foot from Patel statue to Lok Bhawan.