Bhopal Gas Tragedy: After 20,000 deaths, 26 Years, 2 years jail
There was some consolation expected by the affected families in the form of justice by punishing those guilty of the incident, but that too got shattered when district session court pronounced all the eight accused with tiny punishment.
VICTIMS OF Bhopal Gas Tragedy have suffered all through the 26 years beginning December 2-3, 1984. There was some consolation expected by the affected families in the form of justice by punishing those guilty of the incident, but that too got shattered today, when the district session court pronounced all the eight accused with tiny punishment. The accused were held guilty under Sections 304-[A] (causing death by negligence), 304-[2] (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 336, 337 and 338 (gross negligence) of the Indian Penal Code. The maximum punishment under this provision is 2 years. The sentencing in the case is expected later. The most important thing is that Union Carbide CEO Warren Anderson is still absconding. Indian government too seems to be in denial mode as far as bringing justice to those thousands of people affected by the tragedy. David Headley is being tried by all hooks and crook to be punished for his possible involvement in the killing of 200 people in 26/11 Mumbai terrorists attack but the main culprits of Bhopal Gas Tragedy or killer of more than 20,000 people are walking scot-free and government is not trying to bring those culprits to book of justice.
Affected people are blaming the government that Anderson is a corporate tycoon and political parties gain financially to fight elections from businessmen. If they do not get justice, government intention will remain in questions. All this is happening before the government under different political parties. In these 26 years the Congress and the BJP have been in power in the state but have done nothing to bring those culprits to book of justice. Compensations have been insufficient to those survivors struggling for their lives because of killer diseases not to talk of the dead ones. Now, there is one more risky business waiting in to come into force. Nuclear plant has to be set up on Indian land on the line of Union Carbide. In case of mishap government has prepared nuclear liability bill. But many sections in our politics of society are against the current format of the compensations referred in the bill. On international standard too it lacks behind and does not meet the criterion. So, the question remains to be answered- is government going with the attitude ‘couldn’t care less’?
Affected people are blaming the government that Anderson is a corporate tycoon and political parties gain financially to fight elections from businessmen. If they do not get justice, government intention will remain in questions. All this is happening before the government under different political parties. In these 26 years the Congress and the BJP have been in power in the state but have done nothing to bring those culprits to book of justice. Compensations have been insufficient to those survivors struggling for their lives because of killer diseases not to talk of the dead ones. Now, there is one more risky business waiting in to come into force. Nuclear plant has to be set up on Indian land on the line of Union Carbide. In case of mishap government has prepared nuclear liability bill. But many sections in our politics of society are against the current format of the compensations referred in the bill. On international standard too it lacks behind and does not meet the criterion. So, the question remains to be answered- is government going with the attitude ‘couldn’t care less’?
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