National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Tuesday released a special module on Operation Sindoor for students studying from classes 3 to 12.
As a news agency, PTI reported that the module describes Operation Sindoor as “not just a military operation but a promise to protect peace and honour the lives lost.”
It further added that although Pakistan publicly denied any role in the Pahalgam terror attack, the assault was “directly ordered by its military and political leadership.”
Congress Reaction
Earlier on Sunday, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera strongly criticised NCERT’s newly released module titled ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day.’ Alleging that the government is “distorting” history, Khera said the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh was the “greatest villain.”
“Set this book (module) on fire if it doesn’t contain all of this. This is the reality. The Partition happened due to the collaboration between the Hindu Mahasabha and the Muslim League. If there is any greatest villain in history, it is the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS),” Khera said in a press conference. (Also Read: ‘Set This Book On Fire’: Congress Slams NCERT Partition Module; BJP Hits Back)
BJP Hits BackÂ
Reacting to Congress leader’s statement, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said the Partition was not just a result of communal demands but also a compromise overseen by the Congress leadership at the time.
“I want to ask Congress…Who had the power to stop this at the last moment?… Everyone knows the two-nation theory, which was implemented by Congress and Muhammad Ali Jinnah,” BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said, ANI reported.
The NCERT released the module to mark Partition Horrors Remembrance Day (August 14), holding Jinnah, the Congress, and then Viceroy Lord Mountbatten responsible for India’s partition.