# Yogi: Modi or Patel could have prevented Partition 2026-08-14T13:40:03+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 4 independent outlets Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, speaking at a Partition Horrors Remembrance Day event in Lucknow, blamed the Congress for India's 1947 division and said the country would have remained undivided if Narendra Modi or Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel had been prime minister then. He alleged the Congress prioritised power over the nation and handed over Sindh, Punjab and Bengal to Pakistan. Yogi also accused the party of remaining silent on attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh to protect its vote bank. He defended the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), saying it grants citizenship to persecuted minorities from neighbouring countries and does not take away anyone’s land. Yogi criticised the Samajwadi Party for opposing the CAA and for suggesting that Azam Khan could be made home minister if it comes to power in 2027. He called the Partition the result of Congress ‘cowardice’ and said the country is still paying the price. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - indiatoday.in - businesstoday.in - hindustantimes.com Tags: Citizenship Amendment Act, Indian National Congress, Narendra Modi, Partition, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Yogi Adityanath Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/yogi-says-congress-responsible-for-partition-lauds-modi/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/yogi-says-congress-responsible-for-partition-lauds-modi/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.