Jammu, 14 August (H.S.): Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said the wounds inflicted by the 1947 Partition have not completely healed even after nearly eight decades, asserting that remembering those who suffered and lost their lives during the division of the country is a “duty towards humanity”.

Addressing a commemorative programme organised at Tagore Hall in Srinagar on the occasion of Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, the LG Sinha said the day was not merely about recalling a painful chapter of history but also about introspection, national resolve and ensuring that the tragedies of the past are never repeated.

“Today, all of us have gathered here as a community, as a nation, as a family and as a collective consciousness,” Sinha said, paying homage to those who endured immense suffering and lost their lives during Partition.

He said the sacrifices of those who suffered during Partition continue to remind the nation that the wounds caused by the division of the country have not completely healed.

“Even after eight decades of Partition, this wound has not healed completely. Even today, in the collective consciousness of India, there is a pain that has not been washed away by generations,” he said.

Sinha said history contains few examples of suffering on the scale witnessed during Partition, when millions were uprooted from their homes and communities were torn apart.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Krishan Kumar