Chronology of Events:
2nd/3rd Dec 1984: Bhopal Gas Disaster
7th Dec 1984: Warren Anderson Let go with honour
1989: Govt settled compensation money at $470m instead of $3b.
1996: Charges reduced against the Culprits
Today: Wounds still afresh...
25 years on..Bhopal Gas victims still waiting for the justice. Justice whether in the form of Monetary compensation or bigger sentences to the culprits. What I have witnessed and observed in past few days is that a Poor Public has no guardian and when it comes to a fight between Poor Public and Conglomerates, the whole political system comes to the rescue of the rich betraying the trust of those before whom they had begged for Votes. Anyways. There is an old phrase JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED. This is what has happened to the victims of one of the biggest man made disaster of 20th Century. Why to blame Anderson or Dow Chemicals for this? Please dont get me wrong here, I'm not supporting any of them rather pointing out the loop-holes of our system.
In 1989, Govt of India settled for meager $470m compensation for about 55m victims although the original compensation amount was $3b. How and why did we settle 7-8 times less than the amount? I want to stress upon this thing here that money isnt what those victims need. Its a small help they needed to rebuild their lives.
Justice Ahmedi, the then CJI, reduced the charges against the culprits and later became the chairman of the Bhopal Memorial Hospital. Ironically, in this hospital new medicines were tested on the patients most of whom were the gas leak victims. How much has been played with the sentiments of Bhopal people. Please stop toying with them.
India the largest nation in the world has always been a victim to various social evils and the biggest of them has always been corruption. In India corruption exists in the entire Hierarchy be it the higher most level or the lower most level and this is a major hurdle in the progress of our nation. The Biggest example is right in front of us the BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY its going to be about 26 years and what has come out of it is that the culprits have been minutely sentenced and the victims have not got any or little compensation for what has been one of the biggest man made disasters ever.
ReplyDeleteINDIA needs to AWAKEN and question the system and put an end to such misjudgements.!!