BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has alleged that former PM Nehru had accepted the partition of India under the pressure of Lady Edwina Mountbatten. He raised questions on the decisions of partition, calling July 13, 1947 a ‘dark chapter’ in the history of Congress.
New Delhi [भारत]July 13 (ANI): BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Congress, alleging that the party, under the leadership of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, took decisions during partition which had far-reaching consequences for the country.
In a post shared on X, Dubey termed July 13, 1947 as a “dark chapter” in the history of Congress and claimed that Nehru had accepted the partition of India under pressure from Lady Edwina Mountbatten.
Dubey wrote, “The dark chapter of Congress. On July 13, 1947, under pressure from Lady Edwina Mountbatten, Nehru ji abandoned the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi ji and accepted the partition of India.”
Loss of important areas in partition
The BJP MP alleged that due to the border committees formed for Bengal and Punjab, many strategically and culturally important areas were lost to India.
Dubey said, “On June 30, 1947, Lord Mountbatten decided to form a committee under the leadership of Radcliffe for the partition of Bengal and Punjab. On the same day, i.e. July 13, 1947, two boundary determination committees were formed for Bengal and Punjab.”
He further said that India lost the Chittagong Hill Tracts and Sylhet District, and alleged that Kolkata would also have gone to Pakistan if Syama Prasad Mukherjee had not intervened.
He said, “Because of the Bengal Committee, we had to give the entire Chittagong Hill Tracts, Sylhet district where Hindus were in majority—if Syama Prasad Mukherjee ji had not intervened, even Kolkata would have gone to Pakistan.”
Dubey further said, “According to the agreement between Nehru ji, Jinnah and Suhrawardy, Kolkata would have been the second capital of Pakistan for six months, which was opposed by Sardar Patel ji and Syama Prasad Mukherjee ji.”
Referring to Punjab, Dubey alleged that during partition, Lahore, Kartarpur Sahib and Nankana Sahib Gurdwaras were given. He also mentioned the division of Kashmir, Rann of Kutch and border districts, and alleged that these decisions contributed to long-term challenges such as infiltration, terrorism, drug trafficking and cattle smuggling.
He further wrote, “In Punjab, we gave away Hindu-Sikh majority Lahore, Kartarpur Sahib and Nankana Sahib Gurdwaras. Pashtun and Balochistan areas were forcibly ceded; finally, the Rann of Kutch was also given in 1968. Kashmir remains forcibly occupied. Malda, Murshidabad, Darjeeling, Gurdaspur and Ferozepur were divided in such a way that India Could never recover from infiltrators, drug smugglers, cow smuggling and terrorism.”
Dubey further said, “Congress-Nehru-Gandhi family means a machine that creates problems.”
Black Chapter of Congress 119. 13 July 1947 Under the pressure of Mrs. Edwina Mountbatten, Nehru ji accepted the partition of India by ignoring the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi ji. On 30 June 1947, Mountbatten ji suggested forming a committee under the leadership of Radcliffe for the partition of Bengal and Punjab… pic.twitter.com/UkAGTSrHJV — Dr Nishikant Dubey (@nishikant_dubey) July 13, 2026
Historical context of partition and independence
This comment has come in the background of the events of July 1947, when India was moving towards independence and the process of partition was going on.
On July 13, 1947, the Indian Independence Bill was in the final stages of passage in the British Parliament. The bill, which was introduced in early July, was subsequently passed by the House of Commons on 15 July and the House of Lords on 16 July and received royal assent on 18 July 1947, thereby becoming the Indian Independence Act, 1947.
During the same period, the Punjab and Bengal Boundary Commissions headed by Sir Cyril Radcliffe began the process of demarcating the boundaries between India and Pakistan under the Mountbatten Plan of June 3, 1947. The commissions held hearings in mid-July, and the final Radcliffe Award was announced on August 17, 1947.
Meanwhile, Mahatma Gandhi was touring violence-hit areas, appealing for communal harmony and peace. He opposed the partition of India and Bengal and continued efforts to prevent communal violence as the country moved towards independence. (ANI)
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