'Congress Caused Partition': NCERT's New Module Blames Grand Old Party for Historical 'Blunders'; Key Extracts From Books

NCERT Blames Jinnah, Congress, Mountbatten As "Culprits Of Partition"

A new special module by the National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) has blamed three figures as responsible for the Partition of India, including Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the Congress leadership, and then Viceroy Lord Mountbatten.

'Congress caused partition': NCERT's new module blames grand old party for historical 'blunders'; key extracts from books

NCERT's new modules on the Partition of India place significant responsibility on the Congress leadership. The modules assert that Congress leaders accepted Partition plans, underestimated Jinnah's influence, and failed to anticipate the long-term consequences of the division. The material highlights Jinnah's demands and warnings as key factors that led to the Partition, questioning the haste in transferring power.