August 14 to be observed as ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered victims whose lives were lost in the partition of the country, as the nation observes ‘Vibhajan Vibhishika Smriti Diwas’ today. Modi paid tributes to them and recalled the struggles of those who were uprooted from their homes.

Hardeep S. Puri, Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs and Petroleum and Natural Gas honoured 75 Great personalities who faced tragedy of partition, at the Partition Horrors Remembrance Day being organized by the Ministry of Culture, here today.

He stated that the day will ensure that future generations never forget the pain and suffering of the countless people that were displaced and the millions that lost their lives due to the communal tensions (hate and violence) that occurred during that time.

Honoring the lives lost during the tragic partition and the unimaginable suffering of displacement, the Minister stated that wrong policies of those in charge led to the partition of India. He further said that my parents were victims of the ravages of this greatest human tragedy. Born in 1952, I grew up listening to how my father miraculously escaped the carnage & boarded the last Frontier Mail from Lahore. My parent and several other members of the family had to begin their lives from scratch. Further, he paid homage to the victims of the horror and to the courage with which they overcame the scars it left.

Furthermore, Hardeep S. Puri inaugurated the Exhibition on Horrors of Partition at this occasion with Rakesh Sinha, Member of Parliament and addressed the 1947 Partition Survivors during the event, jointly organized by Partition Museum, IGNCA, and Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India.