New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain on Saturday defended the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)'s decision to introduce a special module on Partition Horrors Day for students from classes 6 to 12, saying younger generations have the right to learn about the devastation caused during Partition.

"The partition that happened and the horror it ensued after it was completely true. There is a lot of discussion about the way we got independence on the 15th, but not about the horror that happened during the partition," Hussain said while speaking to ANI in Delhi.

He questioned the role of the Congress leadership at the time, asking why the party accepted the terms.

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