Haridwar, Aug. 14 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday paid tribute to victims of Partition in 1947 on the Partition Horrors Remembrance Day at an event held in Haridwar.

The Chief Minister said that the line drawn across the heart of India was not merely a division of geography, but a partition of the lives, identities and dreams of millions of people, according to a release. The pain of displacement and the horrors witnessed during that period are difficult to put into words, he said, adding that the nation can never forget such a tragic chapter in its history.

The Chief Minister alleged that "hunger for power among the then Congress leadership and the political ambitions of one family pushed the country" toward...