 The delayed and callous court verdict on the Bhopal Gas Tragedy has triggered a series of investigations and has lead to the unearthing of certain facts which bring to light the corrupt and inhuman attitude of our ministers. The accountability of the then prime minister Rajiv Ganchi, the then Chief Minister Arjun Singh and many others is now being questioned.
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Read more... [Bhopal - Cleaning the cobwebs in the cupboards]
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 The former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh had released and sent Anderson to the US on his own discretion.He said that there was no pressure on him to do so from the Government of India. This was done on the understanding that Anderson would appear before the court whenever called.
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Read more... [Bhopal Verdict - All Eyes on Arjun Singh]
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On the tragic night of December 3rd, 1984, exactly five past midnight in Bhopal, 40 tonnes of deadly methyl isocyanate (MIC), a toxic gas used in the manufacture of pesticides leaked out from the Union Carbide's pesticide plant located in a densly populated area surrounded by slums in Bhopal. Within short span, helped by the wind, the deadly gas engulfed major part of Bhopal's Old City as well as some parts of New Bhopal.
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Read more... [Bhopal Disaster - 25 years of Bhopal Gas Tragedy]
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 The international media labeled the approach of the Indian Government as "callous" and "confused", and the court verdict described as inappropriate punishment in the case of what is considered to be the worst industrial disaster in human history.
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Read more... [International media shocked over Bhopal verdict]
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 After 25 years of patient suffering, a court finally convicted seven officials of the erstwhile Union Carbide India Limited on charges of criminal negligence. The convicts were sentenced to two years of jail. Among those guilty were leading industrialist Keshub Mahindra, Vijay Gokhale, J Mukund, S P Chaudhary, K V Shetty, Kishore Kamdar and S I Quereshee. The eigth convict R B Chaudhary died during the course of the trial.
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Read more... [25 Years of suffering vs 2 years of jail]
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