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BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY

Foreword

The court verdict on 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy has shocked the na-tion. The revelations thereafter were much more shocking and deplorable.It is now an accepted fact that insensitivity of the Congress and its leadersknows no bounds. It is estimated that more than 20,000 people died andmany times the number are still suffering disabilities of various kinds duethe leak of poisonous gas from Union Carbide of India Limited (UCIL)factory in Bhopal in 1984. The people continue to suffer the after effect ofthe gas leak even today. Even in the wake of such a disaster the Congressgovernment of the day allowed the chief culprit Warren Anderson, theCEO of UCIL to flee the country flouting the law of the land. What is evenworst is that the government colluded with him in allowing him a safepassage.

The court verdict pronounced on the perpetrators of Bhopal Gastragedy is further weakening the faith of people in the system. The casesrelated to the tragedy remained stuck in the cobweb of legal tangles fornearly 23 years and when the verdict came out it was nothing more thantokenism. Seven ex-employees, including the former chairman of UCIL,were convicted in Bhopal of causing death by negligence and sentencedto two years imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 1,00,000/- each, in addition toa fine of Rs. 5,00,000/- on the Union Carbide India Ltd. (UCIL). This wasthe punishment for the loss of more than 20,000 lives. While the CEO ofUCIL, Warren Anderson was helped to flee the country by the govern-ment, no serious effort has been made to extradite him.

Bharatiya Janata Party raised the issue of Bhopal gas tragedy in theparliament seeking answers from the government on its various acts ofomissions and commissions. In the Lok Sabha, Leader of Opposition Smt.Sushma Swaraj while raising the issue termed the tragedy not an accidentbut an act of mass murder while Shri Kailash Joshi held Congress respon-sible for letting Anderson flee the country. In Rajya Sabha, Shri RaviShankar Prasad, Shri Prabhat Jha and Shri Vikram Verma recounted thehorrors of tragedy and sufferings of the people citing various acts ofCongress government which resulted in one of the worst tragedies of theworld. We are publishing the text of their speeches in the parliament forour readers. We are also publishing the speech of Shri Arjun Singh inRajya Sabha. His speech which is seen as his answer to various chargesagainst the then Congress headed by him has raised many questionsagain.

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dsUæ ljdkj }kjk ns fn;k x;k FkkA ,evkbZlh dh xSl lkèkkj.k xSl ugÈ gksrhgS] ,evkbZlh dh xSl NksVh&eksVh tgjhyh xSl Hkh ugÈ gksrh gSA mikè;{k th],evkbZlh dh xSl og xSl gS tks f}rh; fo'o;q) esa bLrseky gqbZ Fkh] ;g ogxSl gS tks fgVyj us xSl&pSEcjksa esa bLrseky dh Fkh] ;g og xSl gS tks ftusokdaoSa'ku ls çfrcafèkr FkhA bl xSl dks yxkus okyh QSDVªh ds fy, dqN lkoèkkfu;kacjrus ds fu;e gSaA bl rjg dh QSDVªh uxj dh lhek ls de ls de 20&25fdyksehVj ckgj yxuh pkfg, FkhA ysfdu ;g daiuh tgka yxh ogka cgqr ?kuhvkcknh Fkh] cM+h&cM+h dkWyksfu;ka blds vkl&ikl clh gqbZ FkÈA bu lHkh fu;eksadh vosgyuk dh x;hA fu;e ;g gS fd ;g xSl cM+s&cM+s VSadksa esa ugÈ j[kh tkrhgS] NksVs&NksVs VSadksa esa j[kh tkrh gS vkSj os NksVs VSad Hkh vkèks [kkyh j[ks tkrsgSa fd vxj dHkh ikuh ml VSad esa pyk tk, vkSj xSl mQuus yxs] rks og tksvkèkk Hkjk gqvk VSad gS] og xSl ogÈ rd jg tk,] ckgj u NydsA mlds lkFk[kkyh VSad Hkh j[ks tkrs gSaA vxj xSl mQuus yxs rks xSl cjkcj ds VSad esa Mkynh tk,A ogka VSEçspj thjks fMxzh ls 15 fMxzh j[kk tkrk gSA bl daiuh dh cukoVesa buesa ls ,d Hkh lkoèkkuh ugÈ cjrh x;h vkSj ;g ckr eSa ugÈ dg jgh gwa] ftlle; ;g gknlk gks x;k] rks cgqr lh tkap ,tsafl;ksa dks bl daiuh esa tkap dsfy, Hkstk x;kA tkap ds vkèkkj ij lhchvkbZ us ,d pktZ&'khV Qkby dh gS]og pktZ&'khV ml lhth,e ds vkMZj dk fgLlk gS tks vHkh 7 twu dks mUgksausQSlyk fn;k gSA ekuuh; x`g ea=h th odhy gSa] eSa ml QSlys esa og fgLlki<d+j lqukuk pkgrh gwa fd D;k&D;k ykijokfg;ksa dk ftØ pktZ'khV esa fd;kx;kA

Mr. Home Minister I would like to draw your attention to what

the CGM says according to the charge sheet and I would quote:

"The procedure for storage of MIC has been given at page 7.

MIC should be stored in underground tanks of stainless steel type

304 and 316 for safety reasons. The size of the tank should be kept

twice to the volume required for storage. As an alternative an empty

tank should be kept available at all the times.

Now, the CSIR Report reveals that the main cause for the

incident were:

The needless storage of large quantity of MIC in large tanks

like tank number 610.

Insufficient caution in design.

Choice of material.

Other alarming instruments.

Inadequate control on system of storage


and on quality of stored material and as well as necessary fa-

cilities for quick effective disposal of material which led to the

incident." There is one more thing, Mr. Home Minister:

"More so on the date of incident, refrigeration system was not

working. The flare tower was also out of order. VGS was inca-

pable of neutralizing the large quantity of MIC. The MIC which is

highly dangerous and toxic poison and stored in large quantity was

an act of omission on the part of the accused person and no step

was taken by the then authorities, namely, Shri Warren Anderson,

the Chairman, Union Carbide Corporation, USA."

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"This settlement shall finally dispose of all past, present and

future claims, causes of action, civil and criminal proceedings of

any nature whatsoever wherever pending by all Indian citizens and

of public and private entities with respect to the past present and

future dates, personal injuries, health effects, compensation, losses,

damages and civil and criminal complaints of any nature whatso-

ever against the Union Carbide Corporation…."

‘Union Carbide India Limited, Union Carbide Eastern and all

of their subsidiaries and affiliates as well as each of their present

and former Directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives,

attorneys, advocates and solicitors arising out of, relating to or con-

nected with the claims, causes of action and proceedings against

each other. All such claims and causes of action whether within or

outside India, all Indian citizens public or private entities are hereby

extinguished including, without limitation, each of the claims filed or

to be filed under the Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster registration and

processing of claims 1985 and all such civil proceedings in India are

hereby transferred to this court and are dismissed without preju-


dice and all such criminal proceedings including contempt proceed-

ings stands quashed and accused deemed to be acquitted upon full

payment and in accordance with the court's direction. The under-

taking given by UCC pursuant to the order dated 30th November,

1986 in the district court of Bhopal stands discharged and all orders

passed in suit no. 113 of 1986 and or any revision therefrom also

stands discharged." mikè;{k egksn;] ;g le>kSrk vaxzsth esa Fkk] blfy,vaxzsth okyksa dks rks le> esa vk x;k gksxkA ysfdu eSa fgUnh dk 'kCnkFkZ bl lnuds ekè;e ls ns'k dks crkuk pkgrh gwa fd bldk D;k vFkZ gSA bldk vFkZ ;ggS fd 615 djksM+ #i;s Hkkjrh; ljdkj dks nsdj ;wfu;u dkckZbM ds yksxksa usxSl ihfM+rksa ls dgk & ;s idM+ks 615 djksM+ vkSj xk;c gks tkvksA [kcjnkj vxjdy ls nh[ks] fdlh dksVZ] dpgjh] vnkyr esa er nh[kukA vkt ls gekjh Hkwr]Hkfo"; vkSj orZeku dh lkjh nsunkfj;ka [kRe] vkt ls gekjs f[kykQ py jgsnhokuh vkSj QkStnkjh ds lkjs eqdnes [kkfjtA vkt ls ge Lora= gSaA vc gekjsfdlh Hkh orZeku ;k Hkkoh deZpkjh ;k vfèkdkjh ds f[kykQ rqe dksbZ eqdnek ugÈMky ldrs] rqe mudk dqN ugÈ fcxkM+ ldrs] D;ksafd rqEgkjs jguqekvksa ds lkFkgekjk le>kSrk gks x;k gSA

mikè;{k th] 615 djksM+ #i;s ds nks Mªk¶V] ftuesa ,d 420 fefy;evejhdk Mkyj dk vkSj nwljk 68 djksM+ Hkkjrh; #i;s ds nks Mªk¶V est ijiVdrs gq, gekjh U;kf;d çfØ;k dh f[kYyh mM+krs gq,] viuh rkdr ijbBykrs gq, vkSj xSl ihfM+rksa dks Bsaxk fn[kkrs gq, ;wfu;u dkckZbM ds yksx ckgjfudy x;sA ckgj xSl ihfM+r laxBu [kM+s FksA xSl ihfM+r laxBuksa us ukjs yxkus'kq: fd;sA e`rdksa ds ifjtuksa us vkalw cgkus 'kq: fd, rks Hkkjr ljdkj ds dqNyksxksa us ckgj fudydj le>kuk 'kq: fd;k] vjs vPNk gqvk bruk fey x;k]irk ugÈ vkidks ;g Hkh feyrk fd ugÈ feyrkA tc os yksx mUgsa ;g le>kjgs Fks rks ml le; eq>s ,d 'kk;j dk 'ksj ;kn vk jgk Fkk] tks esjs eqag ls fudyjgk Fkk &

^rw bèkj mèkj dh u ckr dj] ;g crk fd dkjoka D;ksa yqVk]gesa jgtuksa ls fxyk ugÈ] rsjh jgcjh dk loky gSA*ge muls D;k f'kdk;r djsa] os rks O;kikjh Fks] O;kikj djus vkSj dekus vk;s

Fks] os gesa iSlk D;ksa nsrsA ysfdu ftls jgcj cuk;k Fkk] 1985 ds ,DV ds rgrvius gkFk dkVdj ftls lkjs vfèkdkj fn;s Fks] ftls viuk jguqek cukdj cSBk;kFkk] ftl ij fo'okl fd;k Fkk] ml jgcj us D;k fd;kA ml jgcj us 3900djksM+ dk nkok 615 djksM+ esa nhokuh vkSj QkStnkjh lkjh nsunkfj;ksa ls eqä djdsmUgsa cjh dj fn;kA 'kk;n dqN yksxksa dks ;gka ;g yxrk gks fd 1989 esa 615djksM+ #i;s ml le; cgqr jgs gksaxsA vki ,slk D;ksa dg jgh gSa] ;g rks cM+k

vekmaV Fkk] ysfdu eSa crkuk pkgrh gwa fd ;g cM+k vekmaV ugÈ FkkA D;ksafd 615djksM+ #i;s fdrus yksxksa esa caVus Fks] ;g vki tkurs gSaA ogka 10 yk[k yksxksa dkDyse Fkk vkSj lk<s+ ikap yk[k yksxksa esa ;g 615 djksM+ #i;s caVsA D;k vkuk Fkk& nks&nks gtkj] rhu&rhu gtkj ;k ikap&ikap gtkj #i;sA ;g ckr eSa ugÈdg jgh gwa fd fdrus DysEl Fks vkSj fdrus yksxksa esa ;g iSlk caVkA

mikè;{k egksn;] blh l= esa ,d loky iwNk x;k FkkA ml loky dk tokc29 tqykbZ dks fn;k x;kA ml ç'u dk uEcj 70 FkkA ljdkj ls loky iwNk x;kFkk fd fdrus nkos Fks] fdrus yksxksa dk eqvkotk caVk] ;g vkidh ljdkj dktokc gSA

"A total of 10,29,517 claim cases were filed and the Office of

the Welfare Commissioner, after adjudication, awarded compensa-

tion in 5,74,376 cases."

5]74]376 yksxksa ds nkos oSèk ik;s x;sA gks ldrk gS fd muesa ls cgqr ls oSèknkos jg x;s gksaA ysfdu ftUgsa dY;k.k vk;qä] oSyQs;j dfe'uj] Hkksiky us oSèkik;k] mu nkoksa dh la[;k 5]74]376 gSA vki crkb;s fd muds fy, 615 djksM+#i;s D;k FksA blds ckn eq>s vkSj nq[k gqvk] tc eSaus muls iwNk rks fdlh usdgk 25&25 gtkj dh nks fdLrsa e`rdksa dks feyhA dqN yksxksa dks ikap gtkj#i;k+ feyk] dqN yksxksa dks nl gtkj #i;k feyk D;ksafd 615 djksM+ #i;s esavki D;k ckaVsaxs\ #i;k dksbZ jcM+ rks ugÈ gS fd ftls vki [kÈp ysaxsA eSa vcmlds ckn dh ckr d:axhA ogka rks ljdkj us tks fd;k lks fd;k ysfdu tcckosyk epk] lhth,e dk u;k vkWMZj vk;k] nqckjk ls ;g ekeyk ppkZ esa vk;k]i=&if=dkvksa esa blds f[kykQ fy[kk tkus yxk] Vh-oh- ij dk;ZØe vkus yxsrks orZeku ljdkj us eaf=;ksa dk ,d lewg cuk;kA orZeku ljdkj ds thvks,eus r; fd;k fd tks e`rd gSa] ge mUgsa nl yk[k #i;k nsaxs ekbul ftruk mUgsafey pqdk gSA tks VksVyh fMlscYM gSa] mUgsa jkf'k nsaxsA ,slk djds mUgksaus ,dfu.kZ; fd;kA mikè;{k egksn;] eq>s vkidks crkrs gq;s nq[k gks jgk gS fd ftlloky esa ljdkj us igys i"B ij ;g dgk fd 5]74]376 nkos oSèk Fks] mlh lokyesa ,d vuqyXud] ,d vuSDlj yxk;k D;ksafd ml loky dk ,d Hkkx ;g HkhFkk fd thvks,e cuk gS] mldh flQkfj'ksa D;k gSa vkSj mlus D;k r; fd;k \ljdkj us thvks,e dh flQkfj'ksa mlh loky la[;k 70 esa fy[kh gSa ftUgsa eSai<d+j lqukrh gwa & "Compensation to the following categories of

claims of victims and the families may be enhanced as under: Death

- 5,295; permanent disability - 3,199; cancer cases about 2,000;

total renal failure about 1,000; temporary disability - 33,672."

eSaus bl vkadM+s dks tksM+k gS tks 45]166 curk gSA eSa x`g ea=h th ls iwNukpkgrh gwa fd vki ml thvks,e esa FksA loky ds Hkkx&,d esa vki dgrs gSa fd


xSl çHkkfor yksxksa ds 5]74]376 nkos oSèk ik;s x;s vkSj tc vkidk thvks,e cSBrkgS rks og 45]166 yksxksa ds fy;s O;oLFkk djrk gSA vxj vki ;g jkf'k 45]166yksxksa ds fy;s ns jgs gSa rks fQj og jkf'k 5]74]376 yksxksa esa caVsxh] fQj mudkogh gky gksxk fd fdlh dks gtkj #i;k feysxk] fdlh dks nks gtkj #i;kfeysxk ;k fdlh dks rhu gtkj #i;k feysxkA ljdkj us 5295 O;fä MSM ekusgSa ysfdu 15] 342 yksx e`r gSaA ;g oSyQs;j dfe'uj us ekuk gSA vki dgsaxsfd geus vkadM+k rks Hkksiky ls fy;k gSA tks 5]295 yksx gSa] os rqjar ej x;s ysfdutks vxys 2&3 fnuksa esa ej x;s] tks yksx iSj iVdrs&iVdrs ikap fnu esa cpx;s] nl fnu cp x;s] lkyHkj cp x;s ysfdu mlh xSl ds dkj.k ejs ftl xSlus mUgsa çHkkfor dj fn;k FkkA D;k vki mUgsa e`r yksxksa dh Js.kh esa ugÈ ekusaxs\esjs ikl Hkksiky dk vkadM+k gS tgka mUgksaus dgk gS & ;gka Hkh 22 gtkj ejs gq;syksxksa ds nkos vk;s Fks ysfdu 15]342 yksxksa dks mUgksaus er ik;kA eSa vkils iwNukpkgrh gwa fd vkt 25 o"kZ ds ckn tc lkoèkku djus yxs gSa] vxj ,d thvks,ecuk;k gS] vki okil bl ekeys dks [kksy jgs gSa rks de ls de 5]74]376 rekeyksxksa ds fy, çkoèkku djus dk dke djsa ftuds nkos oSèk ik;s x;s gSaA tks nlyk[k #i;s nsus dh ckr gS] og de ls de 5]295 ls mBkdj 15]342 yksxksa dhckr djsa ftUgsa oSyQs;j dfe'uj us e`r ik;k gSA ;g er dfj;s fd ml fnudkSu ejk Fkk ;k 6 eghus ckr dkSu ejk Fkk ;k ,d lky ds ckn dkSu ejk FkkAvxj eR;q dk dkj.k Hkksiky xSl =klnh gS rks vki mlds fy;s O;oLFkk djs] ;gesjh ekax gSA mikè;{k th] vc eSa ,d ckr vkSj dguk pkgrh gwaA Hkkjr ljdkj;g iSlk viuh rjQ ls ns jgh gSA thvks,e esa tks fy[kk x;k gS fd ,ugSaLMdEiuls'ku Hkkjr ljdkj viuh rjQ ls ns jgh gSA eSa iwNuk pkgrh gwa fd D;kHkkjr ljdkj iSlk mxkrh gS\ eSa iwNuk pkgrh gwa D;k Hkkjr ljdkj iSlk mxkrhgS\ D;k Hkkjr ljdkj ds ;gka isM+ yxs gq, gSa] tgka iSlk yVdrk gS\ Hkkjrljdkj dk iSlk Hkkjr ds djnkrkvksa dk iSlk gSA Hkkjr ljdkj dk iSlk bafM;uVSDl is;lZ dk iSlk gSA blfy, eSa vkils eSa tkuuk pkgrh gwa fd Hkkjrh; ejsavkSj Hkkjrh; gh eqvkot+k Hkjsa vkSj fQjaxh ekSt djsa] ;g dgka dk U;k; gS\ gksukrks ;g pkfg, fd ;g iSlk ge muds gyd ls fudkydj yk,aA ysfdu vki ;gugÈ dj jgs gSa] vki mUgsa okil NwV ns jgs gSa] vki ;g dg jgs gSa fd ;g iSlkge vius [ktkus ls nsaxsA ysfdu ;g [ktkuk vkidk dgka gS\ ;g [ktkukHkkjrh; turk dk gS] Hkkjr ds yksxksa dk gSA vki mu fQjafx;ksa dks D;ksa ugÈidM+rs gSa] tks nks"kh gSa] tks vijkèkh gSa] tks vijkèk djds pys x,] ftUgsa vkius615 djksM+ :i;s esa cjh dj fn;k] mudk ckdh Hkqxrku vki djuk pkg jgs gSa]ysfdu vki muls ugÈ ysuk pkg jgs gSaA

mikè;{k egksn;] eSa vkidks crkuk pkgrh gwa fd muds vius ;gka D;k fLFkfrgS\ x`g ea=h dks Hkh ;g ekywe gksxkA ;g vçSy dk dsl gS] vejhdk esa xYQ

vkWQ eSfDldks esa ,d ?kVuk ?kVh] ftlesa vkW;y fLiy gqvkA mlesa 11 vkSj cknesa nks yksx ejs] ;kuh dqy 13 yksx ejsA vejhdh ç'kklu us fczfV'k isVªksfy;edks cqykdj dgk fd 90 gtkj djksM+ :i;s eqvkots ds fy, ,d rjQ j[knhft,] D;ksafd blls gekjk i;kZoj.k [kjkc gqvk gSA bu 11 yksxksa dks rks nsaxsgh] ge viuk i;kZoj.k Hkh lqjf{kr djsaxsA 90 gtkj djksM+ :i;s ftl fczfV'kisVªksfy;e daiuh ls ,d rjQ j[kok;k gS] mlh vejhdk dh daiuh dks vki 615djksM+ :i;s--- vki dgsaxs fd ge ;g dSls djsa\ eSa vkidks jkLrk crkrh gwa fddSls djsa\ xSl ihfM+r laxBuksa us vkids ml le>kSrs ds ckn Hkh yM+kbZ ugÈ NksM+hgSA mUgksaus ,d dsl ;wukbZVsM LVsV~l esa Mky j[kk gS] tks fd U;w;kdZ ds lkmFkdksVZ esa py jgk gSA og dsl i;kZoj.k ij gSA muds ;gka rks rsy Nydk] gekjs;gka Hkksiky dh ;g gkyr gks xbZ] gekjs Hkksiky ds ekuuh; lkaln vkidkscrk,axsA bl QSDVªh ds ikap LdoS;j fdyksehVj esa ihus dk ikuh tgjhyk gks x;kgS] u ogka VîwcoSy [kqn ldrk gS] u gS.MiEi yx ldrk gSA ogka ikuh ugÈ vkldrk gSA ogka dk ikuh tgjhyk gS] ftls dksbZ ugÈ ih ldrk gSA ikuh ds tgjhysgksus ds dkj.k vkl&ikl dh tehu fcduh can gks xbZ gSA

mikè;{k egksn;] eSa x`g ea=h th dks crkuk pkgrh gwa fd 90 gtkj djksM+:i;s dk tks eqdnek Mkyk gS] mlesa ,d dkj.k ;g crk;k gS fd gekjs VwfjLVdkWEiySfDlt+ dh cqÇdx dSafly djuh iM+h] ;kuh muds lSykfu;ksa dk lSj&likVkcan gks tk,] blds fy, 90 gtkj djksM+ :i;s dk eqvkotk feyuk pkfg,A mudslSykuh lSj&likVs dks ugÈ vk ldsA blfy, 90 gtkj djksM+ :i;s dk eqvkotkekaxrs gSa vkSj gekjs ;gka 15 gtkj yksx ej x,] yk[kksa&yk[k yksx ?kk;y gks x,]yksxksa dh Çtnfx;ka cckZn gks xb± vkSj ge ;gka 615 djksM+ :i;s esa NksM+ nsaA ;geqdnek ogka py jgk gSA ikap LdoS;j fdyksehVj esa ikuh tgjhyk gSA

mikè;{k egksn;] dsoy bruk gh ugÈ gS] gekjh rhljh ih<h+ vikfgt+ gks jghgSA esjs ikl çSl dh dÇVx vkSj ,d i= gSA gekjh ,d dk;ZdrkZ MkW- fQjkst+kckuks us ;g i= fy[kk gS vkSj çSl dh dÇVx ds lkFk Hksth gS] ftldk 'kh"kZd gS&xSl =klnh dk na'k rhljh ih<h+ Hkqxr jgh] vyh us xaok;h fdMuhA ;g nl o"kZdk cPpk gSA ftlesa fy[kk Çlnh dkyksuh fuoklh ,-;w- [kku vkSj mudk ifjokj2 fnlEcj] 1984 dks ;wfu;u dkckZbM ls fudyh xSl dh pisV esa vk;k FkkA cPpsds nknk us crk;k fd cPps dh nksuksa fdMfu;ka [kjkc gks xbZ gSaA ysfduch,e,pvkjlh vLirky esa bykt dk dksbZ bartke ugÈ gSA Çtnxh vkSj ekSrds chp >wy jgs bl cPps dks eqacbZ ds ,d vLirky esa HkrÊ djk;k x;k gS] tgkanl yk[k :i;s dk ,LVhesV fn;k x;k gSA blesa nl yk[k #i, dk ,LVhesVfn;k x;k gS] ysfdu ljdkj us eqvkots dh dsoy 25 gtkj #i, dh jkf'k nhgSA 615 djksM+ #i, esa ls ek= 25 gtkj bl cPps dks fn, x,] ftlds byktij nl yk[k #i, [kpZ gksus gSaA blfy, eSa vkils dguk pkgrh gwa fd gekjh


rhljh ih<h+ na'k Hkqxr jgh gSA nl o"kZ ds cPps dh nksuksa fdMuh [kjkc gks xb±]ikap Ldos;j fdyksehVj esa ikuh tgjhyk gks x;k gSA tks dsl ;qukbVsM LVsV~ldksVZ esa iM+k gS] mlesa vki ikVÊ cfu, vkSj fczfV'k iSVªksfy;e ds dsl dk rdZnsrs gq, vesfjdu dEiuh dks ftlus [kjhn fy;k gS] ml nkÅ dsfedy lsgtkjksa&gtkj djksM+ dk eqvkotk ysdj vk,a] ftlls i;kZoj.k Hkh cpk,a vkSj muxSl ihfM+rksa dks eqvkots dh jkf'k Hkh nhft,A mikè;{k egksn;] vc eSa bl dslds tks naM ds çkoèkku gSa] mu ij vkrh gwaA dkuwuh yM+kbZ nks rjg dh Fkh & ,deqvkots vkSj nwljh naM dh Fkh fd nks"kh yksxksa dks naM fn;k tk,A lhchvkbZ ustks pktZ'khV Qkby dh] mlesa igyk vfHk;qä okju ,aMjlu] ;qfu;u dkckZbMdkikZsjs'ku dk ps;jeSu gSA pktZ'khV Qkby djus ds ckn ,QvkbZvkj esa budkigyk uke FkkA okju ,aMjlu Hkkjr vk, vkSj Hkksiky Hkh x,A 'kke dks mUgsafxj¶rkj Hkh fd;k x;k] ysfdu fxj¶rkj djus ds pan ?kaVs ds ckn fjgk fd;kx;kA mUgsa dsoy fjgk gh ugÈ fd;k x;k] cfYd ofj"B vfèkdkfj;ksa ds lkFkljdkjh foeku esa cSBk dj fnYyh yk;k x;k vkSj fQj fnYyh ls vesfjdk okilHkst fn;k x;kA

mikè;{k egksn;] eSa vkids ekè;e ls buls iwNuk pkgrh gwa fd ;g dkefdl ds funZs'k ij fd;k x;k Fkk\ iwjk ns'k bldk tokc ekax jgk gS fd ;g dkefdl ds funZs'k ij fd;k x;k Fkk\ lc ekSu gSa] dkaxzsl dh vè;{kk] çèkkuea=h thvkSj rRdkyhu eè; çns'k ds eq[; ea=h th Hkh ekSu gSaA blfy, eSa dguk pkgrhgwa fd gknlk og Fkk ugÈ] tks ?kV x;k] gknlk ;g gS fd lc pqipki gSaA eSa iwNukpkgrh gwa fd ;g fu.kZ; fdl ds funZs'k ij fd;k x;k Fkk\ thvks,e us nch tqckuls dgk fd rRdkyhu çèkkuea=h th dks mldh [kcj ,aMjlu ds tkus ds cknfeyhA bl vlR; dk inkZQk'k fgUnw v[kckj us fd;kA esjs ikl fgUnw v[kckjdh nks drjusa gSaA esjs ikl 26 twu] 2010 dk v[kckj gS] ftUgksaus ;g dgk] tcvkius ;g cksyk fd rRdkyhu çèkku ea=h th dks muds tkus ds ckn [kcj feyhFkhA fgUnw v[kckj esa fy[kk gS &

"As our front page story notes, the Group of Minister's conclu-

sion that "contemporary media reports also indicate that the Prime

Minister was briefed on the matter after Mr. Anderson left the

country" is factually incorrect.

Assuming that G.K. Reddy's reports in The Hindu (especially

the front page story of December 8, 1984) are part of the contem-

porary media reports:" referred to by the GoM, its conclusion is

either a careless misreading of the reports, or, more likely, a clumsy

attempt at a cover-up."

fgUnw v[kckj dg jgk gS fd vki tks ckr dg jgs gSa] ;k rks vkius mudh

fjiksV~lZ dks tkucw> dj lgh ls i<k+ ugÈ vkSj ;k bls dojvi djus dh]yhikiksrh djus dh dksf'k'k gSA og fjiksVZ mUgksaus ml fnu nksckjk fy[kh] 8fnlEcj] 1984 dh og fjiksVZ] tks th-ds- jsÏh us fgUnw esa nh Fkh] ml fjiksVZ dksmUgksaus tl dk rl 26 twu ds vfèkdkj v[kckj esa nksckjk Nki fn;kA mls eSai< d+j crkrh gwa] mlesa th-ds- jsÏh us fy[kk Fkk &

"The American Charge d'Affairs, Mr. Gordon Creeb called on

the Foreign Secretary Mr. M.K. Rasgotra, to voice the US

Government's concern over Mr. Anderson's arrest despite the as-

surances of safe passage given by the Government of India." blfjiksVZ dks D;k eSa nqckjk i<wa \ vesfjdu pktZ&Mh&vQs;lZ xkWMZu LVªhc us vkdjJh ,e-ds- jlxks=k ds ikl bl ckr dh f'kdk;r dh Fkh fd Hkkjr ljdkj }kjk;g vk'oklu fn, tkus ds ckn fd ,aMjlu dks lsQ iSlst ns fn;k tk,xk]Hkksiky esa fxj¶rkj D;ksa fd;k x;k\ bafM;u xouZesaV fdls dgrs gSa\ crkb,ukjk;.klkeh thA çèkku ea=h dkSu Fks] ;g Hkh vkidks irk gSA

;kstuk ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h vkSj lalnh; dk;Z ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h ¼Jhoh-ukjk;.klkeh½% mikè;{k egksn;] esgjckuh dj ds lqfu,A

mikè;{k egksn;] ukjk;.klkeh th] eSa ;g dg jgh gwa fd th-vks-,e- usdaVaçsjh ehfM;k fjiksV~lZ dk gh ftØ fd;k FkkA ;g vyx dSls gS\

mikè;{k egksn;] 26 lky igys dh ehfM;k fjiksVZ gSA ukjk;.klkeh th] 26lky igys dh ehfM;k fjiksV~lZ dk ftØ djrs gq,] mldh vksV ysrs gq, th-vks-,e- dgrk gS fd vxj ml le; rRdkyhu çèkku ea=h dks irk gksrk] rks dels de ehfM;k fjiksVZ rks djrkA daVEçsjh ehfM;k fjiksVZ Hkh ;g dgrh gS fd mlle; ds çèkku ea=h dks ckn esa [kcj nh xbZA blfy, daVEçsjh ehfM;k fjiksVZfudky dj fgUnw us ;g Hkh dgk fd vkius gekjh fjiksVZ dks tkucw> dj xyri<k+ gS ;k yhik&iksrh dj jgs gSa vkSj mUgksaus 26 twu] 2010 dks] viuh 8 fnlEcj]1984 dh [kcj NkihA eSa og i<d+j lquk jgh gwa] tks ml le; 8 fnlEcj dksfy[kk x;k FkkA

mikè;{k th] ljdkj ds lkFk&lkFk yksx dgrs gSa fd ,aMjlu dks Hkxk fn;kx;kA eSa dguk pkgrh gwa fd ;g HkxkbZÚ dk ekeyk ugÈ gS] cfYd fonkbZÚ dkekeyk gS vkSj 'kkgh fonkbZ dk] ysfdu blds lkFk&lkFk bl lanHkZ esa lh-ch-vkbZ-dh dk;Z&'kSyh ij Hkh ç'u&fpºu yxrk gSA eSa ;gka xg ea=h th ls iwNuk pkgrhgwa fd ,d dq[;kr vkradoknh] ?kksj vijkèkh] lksgjkcqíhu ds ekeys esa] lh-ch-vkbZ-,d jkT; ds x`g ea=h dks tsy esa Mkyus dk dke djrh gS] ysfdu 15 gtkjyksxksa ds gR;kjs ,aMjlu dks ns'k ls Hkxkus dk dke ;g ljdkj djrh gSA

mikè;{k th] eSa dksbZ x<d+j ugÈ dg jgh gwaA ljdkjh vkadM+s dgrs gSa fdlksjkcqíhu VkMk dfUoDV Fkk] ftlds ?kj ls 28 ,-ds-47 vkSj 2 ,-ds- 56 feyÈA


mlds ?kj ds ihNs dqvka cuk Fkk] ftlesa gfFk;kjksa dk tekoM+k FkkAmikè;{k th] eSa drbZ fo"k;kUrj ugÈ d:axhA eSa vius fo"k; dh lhek

tkurh gwaA ml fo"k; dh ifjfèk esa jgdj ds ckr d:axhA geus lh-ch-vkbZ- dsjktuSfrd nq#i;ksx ij vyx ls ppkZ ekaxh gqbZ gSA ge ;s lkjs mnkgj.k rcnsaxsA eSa dsoy ,d rqyuk dj jgh gwa fd ,d rjQ mlds fy, ,d jkT; x`gea=h dks vki tsy esa Mkyrs gSa vkSj nwljh rjQ vki ,aMjlu dks Hkxkrs gSa] tks15]000 yksxksa dk gR;kjk gSA

vkSj nwljh rqyuk eSa ;g djuk pkgrh gwa fd ,d rjQ ,d O;fä] ftlds?kj esa gfFk;kjksa dk tekoM+k] ,d t[khjk feyrk gS] tks VkMk dk dfUoDV gS]mldh ekSr ds dsl dks rks lh-ch-vkbZ- bruh çkFkfedrk nsrh gS fd ,d&,d fnuds fy, vxj lEeu dh rkehy u gks rks Vh-oh- ij pyokrh gS] ysfdu nwljhrjQ ,aMjlu ds fy, 27 ekpZ] 1992 dks okjaV fudys] 22 tqykbZ] 2009 dks okjaVfudys] ysfdu vkt rd lh-ch-vkbZ- mu okj.Vksa dks rkehy ugÈ djk ldh gSAblds fy, eSa bl fo"k; dks ykbZ gwaA eSa ,dne çklafxd cksy jgh gwaA eSa rqyukdj jgh gwaA gekjs ikl ,sls lSadM+ksa mnkgj.k gSaA os mnkgj.k ge nsaxs] tc lh-ch-vkbZ- dh dk;Z'kSyh ij ppkZ djsaxs rks ge os mnkgj.k nsaxsA

vkt gh lekpkj i= esa Nik gS fd Dok=ksph dk dsl can djus ds fy,lhchvkbZ us vtÊ nh gSA eSa iwNuk pkgrh gwa fd dkaxzsl dh ljdkj dks fQjafx;ksals bruk eksg D;ksa gS\ Dok=ksph vkSj ,aMjlu] ,aMjlu dks Hkxk nks] Dok=ksph dksHkxk nks vkSj ckn esa dgks fd ge mudks çksMîwl ugÈ dj ldrsA

vkSj ckn esa dgks fd ge mudks dksVZ esa çksMîwl ugÈ dj ldrs] blfy,mu ij pktZ ugÈ yxk vkSj dsl can djok fn;kA eSa vkidks crkuk pkgrh gwafd og ?kVuk o"kZ 1984 dh gSA ,aMjlu dks cqykus ds fy, igyh ckj ysVjjksxsVjh ebZ] 2003 esa Hkstk x;kA rc ,uMh, dh ljdkj FkhA ;g eSa [kqn ugÈdg jgh gwaA x`g ea=h th] ;g tokc Hkh blh lnu esa fn;k x;kA blh lnu esatks tokc fn;k] mldks eSa i<d+j vkidks crk jgh gwaA ç'u la[;k 54 & ftlesaiwNk x;k Fkk] ;g 28 tqykbZ dk gS] 28 tqykbZ dks ,DLVªkMh'ku vkQ okjsu,aMjlu ij tokc fn;k x;kA tokc esa mUgksaus dgk %

"In May 2003, it was decided to forward the request for the

extradition of Warren Anderson on the basis of the available evi-

dence." ebZ] 2003 esa okjsu ,aMjlu dks ,DLVªkMh'ku dk fjDoSLV ysVj Hkstkx;kA mlds ckn o"kZ 2004 esa ge pys x,A rc ls ysdj vkt rd lhchvkbZus mlds çR;iZ.k ds fy, D;k fd;k\ eSa ;g iwNuk pkgrh gwaA ;g dsoy okjsu,aMjlu dk ekeyk ugÈ gSA ;g nklrk cgqr csoQkb;ksa ls Hkjh gq;h gS] ,d ghugÈ gSA eSaus ftl le>kSrs dk ftØ fd;k---

o"kZ 1989 ds ftl le>kSrs dk ftØ eSaus fd;k Fkk] ml le>kSrs dks Hkh xSl

ihfM+r laxBuksa us pqukSrh nhA mUgksaus dgk fd ge bldks Lohdkj ugÈ djsaxsAmUgksaus dgk fd gedks blesa U;k; ugÈ feyk] ij ;g lp FkkA mUgsa U;k; ugÈfeyk] ysfdu dqN U;k;kèkh'kksa dks t:j U;k; fey x;kA ml le>kSrs dk vkMZjikl djus okys ,d tt dks baVjus'kuy dksVZ vkQ tfLVl esa fu;qfä fey x;hFkhA ,d tt dks dbZ vk;ksxksa dk vè;{k cukrs&cukrs jkT; lHkk Hkh fey x;hFkhA cgqr yksxksa dks cgqr dqN fey x;k Fkk] vxj Bxs x, rks dsoy xSl ihfM+rBxs x, FksA ysfdu mu yksxksa us tc le>kSrs dks pqukSrh nh rks o"kZ 1991 esa mUgsavkèkk U;k; feykA o"kZ 1991 esa ,d vkMZj ikl djds tfLVl osadVpyS¸;k us];g Hkh ikap yksxksa dk dkaLVhP;w'ku csap Fkk] ysfdu ttesaV osadVpyS ;k dk Fkk]mUgksaus dgk fd tks nhokuh ekeyk eqokvts dk gS] mldks ge ugÈ [kRe djsaxs]ysfdu tks fØfeuy çkslhÇMXl geus DoS'k dj nh gSa] mudks ge [kRe djsaxs vkSjge pkgsaxs fd vki vxj QkStnkjh eqdnek pykuk pkgks] rks pyk ldrs gSaA mlvkMZj dh pkj ykbusa i<d+j eSa vkidks lqukuk pkgrh gwaA

"The contention that the Court had no jurisdiction to quash the

criminal proceedings in exercise of power under Article 142 (1) is

rejected. But, in the particular facts and circumstances, it is held

that the quashing of the criminal proceedings was not justified. The

criminal proceedings are, accordingly directed to be proceeded with."

mUgsa vkèkk U;k; feykA os [kq'k gq, vkSj mUgksaus QkStnkjh eqdnes nqckjk MkysAlHkh vnkyrksa esa py jgs QkStnkjh eqdnes okfil 'kq: gks x,A---

os tks QkStnkjh eqdnes 'kq: gq,] yksx [kq'k gq,A mUgksaus dgk] ge fnokuhyM+kbZ vejhdk dh dksVZ esa yM+ jgs gSa] Hkkjrh; dksVks± esa de ls de QkStnkjheqdnes thrsaxsA ysfdu mlds ckn 1996 esa fQj ,d èkks[kk gqvk] fQj ,d csoQkbZgqbZA tks eqdnes vkbZihlh dh èkkjk 304 ¼2½ ds uhps py jgs Fks] ftlesa nl lkydh ltk dk çkoèkku Fkk] mUgsa lqçhe dksVZ ds tfLVl vgenh us 304 ¼2½ ls?kVkdj 304 ¼,½ esa dj fn, ftlesa dsoy nks lky dh ltk dk çkoèkku FkkAmUgksaus D;k dgk] mls eSa i<d+j crkuk pkgrh gwaA

It says:

"It is held that on the material laid by the prosecution, appropri-

ate charges which are required to be framed against the accused

concerned are under Section 304 (A) of the IPC. In the result of

the appeals filed by the accused, charges framed against them un-

der Section 304 Part II are quashed and set aside."

tfLVl vgenh dks ch,e,pvkjlh dh ykbQ ykWx VªfLVf'ki feyhA nllky dh ltk dk çkoèkku ysus okyh èkkjk gVkdj nks lky dh ltk ds çkoèkkuesa cny nh xbZA ;g nwljk èkks[kk Fkk] nwljh csoQkbZ FkhA tSls eSaus vkils dgk


fd ;g nkLrku bruh yEch gS fd blesa fdl&fdlus D;k [ksy [ksyk gS] og eSavkidks crk ugÈ ldrhA ysfdu [ksy vHkh [kRe ugÈ gqvkA

yksx tks dgrs gSa fd lhth,e us nks lky dh ltk nhA cM+s&cM+s v[kckjksaus fy[kk & "Justice is blind. After 25 years, only two years' punish-

ment."

lhth,e D;k djrk\ mlds gkFk caèks FksA bl QSlys dh uÈo tfLVlvgenh us mlh fnu Mky nh Fkh ftl fnu og èkkjk cnydj nks lky dh ltkds çkoèkku esa dj nh xbZ FkhA lhth,e nks lky ls T;knk dh ltk ugÈ ns ldrkFkkA mlus vfèkdre ltk lquk nhA ysfdu mlds ckn D;k gqvkA ,d thvks,e;gka cuk] ,d thvks,e eè; çns'k esa cukA ;gka bUgksaus r; fd;k fd ge ,dD;wjsfVo fiVh'ku MkysaxsA eè; çns'k ljdkj us r; fd;k fd ge fMfLVªDV dksVZ]Hkksiky esa ,d fiVh'ku MkysaxsA ysfdu eq>s nq[k gS fd eè; çns'k ljdkj tcfMfLVªDV dksVZ] Hkksiky esa ikVÊ cuus xbZ] rks lhchvkbZ us dgk fd vkidks dksbZyksdl gh ugÈ gS] eè; çns'k ljdkj ikVÊ cu gh ugÈ ldrhA eq>s nq[k gS fdphQ fefuLVj us çèkku ea=h th dks fpÎh fy[kh gS] ftlesa mUgksaus dgk gS fdvxj ge ikVÊ cu tk,axs rks lhchvkbZ dk D;k uqdlku gksxkA lhchvkbZ ds gkFketcwr gh gksaxsA ge nksuksa feydj xSl ihfM+rksa dh yM+kbZ yM+saxsA tc rd ;glp ugÈ gS fd lhchvkbZ nksf"k;ksa dks ltk ugÈ fnyokuk pkgrh] rc rd eè;çns'k ljdkj dks ikVÊ cuus ls D;ksa euk dj jgh gSA eSa x`g ea=h th ls iwNukpkgrh gwa fd phQ fefuLVj us çèkku ea=h th dks i= fy[kk gS vkSj dgk gS fdgesa ikVÊ cuus nhft,] ysfdu lhchvkbZ badkj D;ksa dj jgh gS] D;ksa muds yksdldks euk dj jgh gS\ vxj eè; çns'k ljdkj ogka ikVÊ cusxh] rks dsl etcwrgksxkA eSa dg jgh gwa fd ;gka ls ,d çLrko ikfjr gksdj ge 1989 dk le>kSrkjí djsa ftls eSa fu;e 184 ds rgr ykuk pkgrh FkhA eSa x`g ea=h th ls dgukpkgrh gwa fd vkids thvks,e us D;wjsfVo fiVh'ku Mkyus dk r; fd;k gSA vxjlaln og çLrko ikfjr djsxh rks vkidk dsl cyorh gksxk] vkids gkFk etcwrgksaxs fd Hkkjrh; laln us ,d lkFk feydj ml le>kSrs dks fujLr dj fn;kftl le>kSrs us xSl ihfM+rksa ds lkFk èkks[kk fd;kA D;k ,slk igys dHkh gqvk ugÈ\lqçhe dksVZ ds fu.kZ;ksa dks ;gka foèks;d ikfjr dj&djds fujLr fd;k x;kA ;gvkMZj Hkh ugÈ gS] ;g vkmV vkWQ dksVZ lSVyeSaV gS vkSj vkmV vkWQ dksVZlSVyeSaV dks vkMZj cukdj fn;k x;kA vki D;ksa euk djrs gSa\ vxj ;g çLrkolaln ikfjr djsxh] rks D;wjsfVo isVh'ku dks cy feysxkA lqçhe dksVZ dsU;k;kèkh'k dgsaxs fd Hkkjrh; laln tks iwjs tu&ekul dk çfrfufèkRo djrh gS]mlus bls fjtSDV dj fn;k] rks ge bls D;ksa cuk;s j[ksa\

mikè;{k th] blds lkFk ,d vkSj ç'u gS] tks cgqr cM+k gSA og ;g gS fdbl QSDVjh esa vkt Hkh 20 gtkj ehfVªd Vu jlk;u cpk gqvk gSA ml dpjs

dk fouk'k dSls fd;k tk;s] mls u"V dSls fd;k tk;s] ;g ,d cM+k ;{k ç'ucuk gqvk gSA QSDVjh okys dgrs gSa fd bls çhreiqj ys tkvksA çhreiqj bankSjds ikl èkkj dk ,d baMfLVª;y LVsV gSA ogka bl dpjs dks ysdj u"V dj nksAogka ys tkdj uk'k djus dk eryc gS fd ,d vkSj gknls dh uÈo j[kukA eSaiwNuk pkgrh gwa fd tc ,evkbZlh vk;kr djds vesfjdk ls vkrh Fkh vkSj tc;g jlk;u Hkksiky ls can VSadjksa esa çhreiqj ys tk;k tk ldrk gS] rks ;g jlk;ucan VSadjksa esa vesfjdk okfil D;ksa ugÈ Hkstk tk ldrk\ muds ;gka cM+s&cM+s vPNsbuflujsVlZ gSaA gekjs ;gka os midj.k ugÈ gSaA muds ;gka gtkjksa&gtkj]yk[kksa&yk[kksa ehfVªd Vu dk uk'k fd;k tkrk gSA gekjs ;gka vxj FkksM+k lkjlk;u Hkh fouk'k ls igys ,d vkSj fouk'k dj x;k] rks ,d vkSj Hkksiky ?kVtk;sxkA bl iwjs dpjs ds uk'k ds fy, gesa bls okfil vesfjdk Hkstuk pkfg,A

eSa vfHkuanu djrh gwa fd thvks,e us tks flQkfj'ksa dh gSa] mu flQkfj'kksa ls;g yxk gS fd orZeku ljdkj dh vkRek tkx jgh gSA lqçhe dksVZ us dy ,ddsl esa ;g dgk] ftl vfHk;qä dks nks lky dh ltk feyh] og tc lqçhe dksVZesa ltk de djokus x;k] rks lqçhe dksVZ esa ,d U;k;kèkh'k us dgk fd vc vkivkSj 25 o"kZ yxkuk pkgrs gSaA 25 o"kZ ckn rks ;g QSlyk gqvk gSA vc 15 lkygkbZ dksVZ esa yxsaxs vkSj 10 lky ;gka yxsaxsA yxrk gS fd lqçhe dksVZ dh HkhvkRek tkx jgh gSA eSa pkgrh gwa] vkt bl lnu ls ekax djrh gwa] gkFk tksM+djdjc) çkFkZuk djrh gwa fd lkjk gkml jktuhfrd ny dh lhekvksa dks yka?krsgq, vkt ;g çLrko ikfjr djs fd o"kZ 1989 dk le>kSrk jí fd;k tk;s vkSj,d u;k le>kSrk fd;k tk;sA ftl le>kSrs ds ekè;e ls xSl ihfM+rksa dks mfpreqvkotk feys] nksf"k;ksa dks i;kZIr naM feysA bl dpjs dks okfil vesfjdk Hkstktk;sA

x`g ea=h th] eSa vkils nj[okLr djuk pkgrh gwa fd tks eqdnek vesfjdkds U;w;kdZ ds lkmFk dksVZ esa py jgk gS] mlesa Hkkjr ljdkj ikVÊ cusA eè;çns'k ljdkj dks Hkh ikVÊ cuus ns vkSj gtkjksa&gtkj] djksM+ksa #i;s dh eqvkotsdh jkf'k] os yksx tks gekjh U;kf;d çfØ;k dh f[kYyh mM+krs gq, x;s gSa] tks gesaBsaxk fn[kkrs gq, x;s gSa] mUgsa fczfV'k isVªksfy;e dk dsl lkeus fn[kkdj mudku;k vorkj tks MkÅ dsfedy gS] mlls gtkjksa&gtkj djksM+ksa #i;s dk eqvkotkvki vesfjdk ls ysdj vkb;sA nksf"k;ksa dks i;kZIr naM fnykb;s vkSj ;gka ,d u;sU;k; dh uÈo jf[k;sA cgqr&cgqr èkU;oknA


dkaxzsl us ;wfu;u dkckZbM ls pqukohpank fy;k vkSj ,aMjlu dks NksM+k

Jh dSyk'k tks'kh

ekuuh; lHkkifr egksn;] eSa Hkksiky xSl =klnhdk çR;{k lk{kh jgk gwa vkSj esjs lkeus ;s lc ?kVuk;sa?kfVr gqbZ gSaA

lHkkifr egksn;] ftl tehu ij ;g dkj[kkukyxk;k x;k Fkk- og tehu dkt+h ijsM ds uke ls tkuhtkrh Fkh ftl ij uokc ds tekus esa lsuk dh ijsM gqvkdjrh FkhA ckn esa tc ekLVj Iyku cuk rks ml Hkwfe

dks [kkyh NksM+ fn;k x;k FkkA ml tehu ij dksbZ Hkh dkj[kkuk yxk;s tkus dhvuqefr ugÈ nh tkuh pkfg;s Fkh D;ksafd og cLrh ls yxk gqvk LFkku FkkA ysfdubl lc ds ckotwn ljdkj us ogka dkj[kkuk yxkus dh vuqefr nhA ljdkj dksekywe Fkk fd mlesa ,evkbZlh lfgr dbZ çk.k?kkrd jlk;uksa dk ç;ksx fd;s tkusokyk gSA o"kZ 1981 esa ,d ckj ,slh ?kVuk ?kVh Hkh Fkh tc xSl dk fjlko gqvkvkSj dqN etnwj ekjs x;s FksA ml le; ljdkj us bl vksj /;ku ugÈ fn;k fdvc ,slh ?kVuk ?kVh gS] Hkfo"; e+sa blls Hka;dj ?kVuk ?kV ldrh gS] blfy;s ,slhdksbZ O;o+LFkk dh tk;sA tSlk vHkh crk;k x;k fd ml le; tks Vhe ml ?kVukdh tkap djus vk;h FkhA ml Vhe us feyhHkxr ls ckn esa ;g fjiksVZ nh fd ,slhdksbZ [kkl ckr ugÈ gS] ;g lk/kkj.k ckr gS vkSj blesa dqN djus dh vko';drkugÈ gSA blfy, dksbZ Hkh dk;Zokgh ;wfu;u dkckZbM us ugÈ dh] u gh jkT;ljdkj us ml ij dksbZ ncko MkykA blds ifj.kkeLo:i ;g ?kVuk ?kVh FkhAtc ;g ?kVuk ?kVh] rks blesa gtkjksa yksx vkSj i'kq ekjs x, vkSj i{kh tks vklekuesa mM+ jgs Fks] os jkLrksa ij Vid iM+sA 5 rkjh[k dks ?kVuk ds nks fnu ckn eSaLo;a ml bykds esa x;k FkkA ftu yksxksa dh vka[kksa esa tyu gks jgh Fkh] os ?kjksals fudydj Hkkxus yxs rks mudh lM+dksa ij gh e`R;q gks xbZ vkSj nks fnuksa rdmuds 'ko lM+kdksa ij iM+s jgsA blh çdkj ls xk;] HkSalsa] dqŸks vkSj fcfYy;ksa ds'ko Hkh nks&rhu fnuksa rd ogka iM+s jgs] mlds ckn gh muds 'koksa dks gVk;k x;kAbruh cM+h nq?kZVuk ds ?kVus dk dkj.k ;g Fkk fd ljdkj us xyr txg ijdkj[kkus dks yxkus dh vuqefr nh FkhA ftl le; ;g dk;Zokgh py jgh Fkh]

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Union Carbide was the illegitimate giftof Emergency : Ravi Shanker Prasad

BJP National GeneralSecretary Shri RaviShanker Prasad MPparticipated in thedebate on Bhopal GasTragedy in Rajya Sabhaon August 11, 2010.Full text of his speech:

Mr. Deputy Chairman, Sir, I am extremely thankful that youhave given me the opportunity to speak on an issue of suchimportance. It is now 26 years that the worst industrial disastertook place in Bhopal. Nearly, 20,000 people died. We can only saythat, today, justice and accountability has been the real casualty.We are proud to be a democracy governed by rule of law, but it isa matter of shame that we have not been able to give justice tothem nor substantial satisfactory rehabilitation. If the hon. Ministerof State is here to listen to me, the first question I would like toknow when I go forward, is: what is the exact number of dead?We understand that the registered dead are 15,274. But the NGOshave publicly stated that the real number of dead is 22,146. Afterhow many years we are discussing Bhopal in Parliament, we alsoneed to introspect. When I say so, I must salute the NGOs workingin Bhopal with the victims who have really fought for them in avery powerful and committed manner, and they need ourappreciation.

Sir, I was trying to go through the records, and, to my dismay,I learnt that this MIC plant, the lethal gas, was the illegitimate gift

of Emergency days. The Union Carbide had applied for licence inthe year 1970. All the officials were opposed to it because thetechnology was obsolete. It was sought to be really foisted on India.They opposed for five years and knowing the whole, the Emergencycame on 26th June, 1975 and they were given the licence on 31stOctober, 1975. Sir, the District Judge had noted that ‘in spite ofrepeated requests, no proof was given for the safety standard inBhopal, for the same standard as in the US companies of UnionCarbide. Sir, there were warnings. In the year 1981, one worker,Mohd. Ashraf, had died. There was also an accident in January,1982 in which 25 workers had suffered serious injury because ofleakage of gas. Mr. Rajkumar Keswani, an eminent journalist, hadwritten many articles in Jansatta. There were stark warnings, yetno action was taken. Sir, thereafter, disaster struck on 2nd and 3rdof December, 1984. We all know it. I come straightway to 7th ofDecember, 1984 when a shameful incident happened.

Warren Anderson, the Chairman of Union Carbide, came toBhopal and was arrested. Mr. Arjun Singh was the Chief Minister;he is a Member of this House. I have a copy of the statementissued by him which says ‘that the Government is committed toapprehend the real guilty — and they are the guilty — and theGovernment will leave no stone unturned to fight on behalf of thepeople who have been the victims.” Brave word indeed! And,thereafter what happened? Mr. Anderson was escorted by theDM and SP to the airport and was allowed to fly in a Governmentplane to Delhi and then to US. I have seen Mr. Anderson statementon television. ‘Bail or no bail, house arrest or no arrest; I am goingto go.’ Mr. M.K. Rasgotra, the then Foreign Secretary, hasconfirmed publicly that ‘he met me, he met the Home Minister, hemet the then President.’ Once this happened, I see another statementfrom the Government of Madhya Pradesh. I have also got a copyof that statement. ‘He was not required for investigation.’ What asurprise? About 20,000 people died, the Chairman is coming and inthe space of three hours, the CM is changing his stand. We hearthe Deputy Chief Commissioner, Mr. Grieve, saying that there wasan agreement. Hon. Home Minister, I have got a copy of thePittsburgh Press of the USA. Mr. Chidambaram, you can kindlyhave a look at it. I am really showing it; yes, with the permission of

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the Chair. I am reading one line from this newspaper. A companystatement, issued at its headquarter in Danbury, Connecticut, said‘the arrest violated an Indian Government promise to provideAnderson with safe passage.’ This is the statement of 7th December,1984 issued by Pittsburgh Press. Therefore, today, Sir, at least,now we would like to know in the Parliament as to who allowedAnderson to escape. It is a sensitive issue. Obviously, the pressurewas there from some very top level. At least, we need clarity. Mr.Deputy Chairman, Sir, with your very wide experience, you areaware that if the nation cannot uphold the law, it cannot preservethe order and when Anderson was allowed to escape, the authorityof the State surrendered before the accountability and theresponsibility of the State.

Sir, there is an Act of 1985; I do not want to go into that. But Iwould certainly say one thing today. Why is it that when any accusedis fair-skinned, the Government is not able to take a tough stand, beit Warren Anderson or Quattrochi? Here I would not say anythingbeyond that except that the might of law is there to bail them outrepeatedly. That is what our experience has shown. Sir, I nowcome to the third issue, that of the flawed prosecution. As I said,the Government took upon itself the act. The Government filed acase in the District Court of New York. I would like to say this witha great degree of humility.

The hon. Home Minister has been a very eminent lawyer; theLeader of the Opposition, Shri Arun Jaitley, is a very eminent lawyer;my good friend, Mr. Ashwani Kumar, is a very eminent lawyer,and I am a small lawyer. What troubled me more is this. I have gotwith me a copy of the plaint which Government of India filed inNew York and there they castigated the Indian judicial system andthey said that Indian lawyers were not competent. I would like toread it because that is very, very important and, indeed, I regret tosay, in a foreign court. I am reading, Sir, from the order of thecourt; “Rejected. Plaintiff: Government of India. Plaintiffs contendthat the Indian legal system lacks the wherewithal to be allowed todeal effectively and expeditiously with issues raised in this lawsuit.Plaintiffs urge that Indian practitioners emphasized oral skill ratherthan written briefs. They lack specialization, practical investigatingtechniques and qualities of partnership”. What was the need to

condemn Indian lawyers before the foreign courts in a plaint whichyou subsequently lost? Thereafter, they filed a suit at the DistrictCourt, Bhopal. Here I would like to highlight, with a great degreeof pain, the shameful manner in which the entire proceedings wereconducted. I have got a copy of the plaint. They said, 2660 peoplewere killed and a claim was made of Rs.3900 crores; three billiondollars. The matter travels to the Supreme Court. I have got acopy of the Supreme Court judgement. There, the Attorney Generalof India says that we are willing to negotiate for a compromise for500 million dollars.

How is it that 20,000 people die and when you make a claimfor Rs.3900 crores, you negotiate a compromise through the AttorneyGeneral for merely 500 million dollars? And what the court gavewas only 470 million dollars, that is, abound Rs.700 crores. Theworst, Government of India agreed to quash all the criminal andcivil prosecutions. I do not want to say who was in power whenthis order was passed; the world knows it. When the Oppositioncomes to power, Sir, the matter is reopened. The Supreme Courtrealizes its mistake and allows the prosecution to continue criminalcase, but the civil liability case was not reopened. Thereafter, comesthe judgement of Supreme Court of the year 1996. Sir, I am lawyertoo and I have the highest regard for the Supreme Court. TheSupreme Court has done great work in the field of human rights,upholding the Fundamental Rights and for the growth of ourdemocracy. But the way in which the Supreme Court in 1996quashed the charge of 304 (part 2), punishable for ten years throughsimple criminal negligence, I would say, Sir, is deeply regrettable.

The hon. Supreme Court handled the massacre of 20,000innocent Indians,described by Justice Krishna Iyer as ‘theassassination’, as if it were a simple truck accident. What is furtherregrettable is, the then Chief Justice, Justice Ahmadi was a part ofthis Bench; there was an earlier order for construction of a hospital.He was further a part of a Bench which released the propertyconfiscated by a Bhopal court. And he then passes an orderthereafter — I am happy Mr. Arjun Singh is here; he would, atleast clarify something — and after his retirement, he becomes thelife Chairman and trustee of that hospital. Sir, I have the highestregard, but this conduct of Justice Ahmadi, I must say with full


sense of responsibility in this House, cannot be appreciated.Sir, he was Chief Justice of India; I have to take his name. Sir,

you know it better. To quote the former Chief Justice of India, J.S.Verma, his comment was, “His reasoning cannot be supported”;and Justice Sawant, publicly stated, “This taking over of the lifechairmanship of that hospital certainly did not do any good to theimage of judiciary”. Those public comments by two eminent juristshave come to us.

Now, Sir, I come to the trial part. The trial commenced atBhopal CJM Court. Apart from other witnesses, I would only namethree crucial witnesses and those witnesses are T.R. Chauhan,who was the MIC Plant Operator, Mr. Kamal Parekh, SafetyOfficer and Umesh Nanda, who all confirmed that there was nosafety standard. They all have said that an attempt was being madeto dismantle this plant and take it to Indonesia.

Here, I would ask a question from CBI. Under a law if evidencehas come of culpable homicide under Section 216 of the Cr.P.C.,charge can be amended. When the evidence has come on recordthat the entire safety management was poor and deliberately stepswere not taken, why didn’t the CBI move the court for alterationof charge under Section 304A? Will the CBI be active only in thecase of some politicians in Gujarat? There was a case of 20,000innocent people losing their lives and no action was taken. Weknow of the double standards of CBI. In case of National Highwaysscam, officers had been arrested, but charge sheet was not filedbecause the investigation was going to senior people. We know ofcases that the entire course of investigation is changed only becausethe political equation keeps on changing. But, at least, in this casewhen the CBI was handling a case of massacre of 20,000 people,we expected the CBI to be fair and reasonable. I regret to say thatin spite of voluminous evidence on record in the last four or fiveyears particularly against the Safety Officers of the Union Carbideand others, no action was taken. This is deeply regrettable, I wouldlike to say very clearly and categorically. Sir, I got the judgment ofthe District Court and I would like to read this paragraph 192. It isvery important and is a part of the court record. I quote, “In thepresent case, there is a chain of circumstances supported by expertwitness and the evidence of the employees of the UCIL that prove

the negligent conduct of all the accused persons, who were workingin different capacity at the relevant point of time and were able toavoid such type of incident by proper care and caution. However,they did not take any action and there is clear-cut omission on theirpart. They are also having good knowledge that if the shortcomingsin the instruments are not rectified, such incident could happen atany time. Knowing all the things, they omitted to do what theywere entrusted to do.” If this is the finding of the court, then 304Part II of the IPC is really made out. It was not made. It is a clearcase of failure of CBI, and really the double standard of CBI is soevident in this about the casual and indifferent way in which theyhave dealt with the whole matter. Sir, I have to just make three orfour quick points and questions to be asked from the hon. Minister.Hon. Home Minister, your GoM has come with a package ofRs.1500 crore. I understand that your Government is having a verygood relationship with the USA. Recently, there was a case of BPLeak in the Gulf of Mexico. President Obama told the BP peoplecome and pay, otherwise stop doing business there, and they paid20 billion dollars for compensation and cleaning. How many peopledied? Just 11 people. Hon. Minister, here 20,000 people died, and ifI believe the NGOs,22,000 plus people died. So many people becamedisabled. Even now we have studies that mothers’ breasts are havinglead and mercury for children. Therefore, the entire generationsare going to be affected. Is your Government going to show thesame degree of strength and courage of conviction in asking thosepeople to pay, be accountable and be responsible. Sir, it is equallyimportant for President Obama and the USA to understand that ifthe lives of 11 Americans is important, then the lives of 22,000Indians is equally important. There has to be this clarity which Iwould like to emphasise with complete authority at my command.You have promised extradition of Anderson. It was only the IndianGovernment in May 2003 which sent the extradition request whichwas turned down in June 2004. Now when so many evidenceshave come, is the Government going to make a sincere effort?About two months ago, I was in the USA. I had an occasion tomeet Mr. Frank Pallon, the House of Representatives Memberfrom New York adjoining State New Jersey. He is a pro-IndiaLeader. I saw his statement signed by many other Members of


Congress that the USA should not stand on prestige and WarrenAnderson needs to be deported.

Is your Government going to take tough actions in that regard?This is the second question that I would like to ask. The third is:you have filed a curative petition. But, the name of Warren Andersondoes not figure in the whole controversy in that petition at all also,which ought to have been mentioned in fairness to demonstrate theenormity of the suffering of the people. I would like to highlightthis. I know it can be cryptic, but Mr. Chidambaram will very wellknow how he makes his case and how the cases are presented.

Lastly, I would like to know from the Minister what is theexact number of people who are dead, what is the exact number ofpeople who are disabled, what is the exact number of people whoare handicapped and what is the exact number of children who aresuffering. It is very important, Sir. I will just conclude by sayingthat the quest for justice is not something which we owe for ourselvesbut also for posterity. That is a challenge which we need to face.

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ekuuh; milHkkifr egksn;] mudk ykblsal 30-09-1982 rd oSèk Fkk] tksmUgsa 24-03-1983 esa fn;k x;kA lnu bl ckr dk mÙkj pkgrk gS fd N% eghusrd ;wfu;u dkckZbV daiuh fcuk fdlh ykblsal ds dSls pyh\ ge bl ckr dktokc pkgrs gSaA cgqr ljyrk ls vki dg nsrs gSa fd ,uMh, ljdkj us D;kfd;k] chtsih dh ljdkj us D;k fd;kA ge ljdkjksa ds ekeys esa ugha ckysaxsAge Hkh mrus gh laosnu'khy gS] ftrus laosnu'khy vki gSaA ;g elyk jk"Vªh;=klnh dk gS] ge ugha pkgrs fd bls jktuSfrd =klnh cuk;k tk,A vki ;gcrkb, fd Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster Act, 1985 fdlus ikl fd;k Fkk\mlesa dgk x;k gS] ^Hkksiky xSl =klnh ls izHkkfor isesaV~l] ftlesa fd ljdkj


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“There have been persistent calls forgranting bail to Mr. Anderson from Home

Ministry officials in Delhi”, says Arjun Singh

Congress MP and Former Madhya Pradesh ChiefMinister Shri Arjun Singh spoke in Rajya Sabha onAugust 11, 2010 on Bhopal Tragedy that took placeduring his tenure.

I am very grateful, Mr. Deputy Chairman, for the concessiongiven to me by the House. It is a matter of great anguish to recountthe events two-and-a-half decades later and the experience thatwe have gone through is almost equal to coming out of the jaws ofdeath. On that fateful night of 3rd December, 1984, as any otherfaithful citizen, I was also asleep. Around midnight I felt a veryacrid smell in my nostrils, and I felt suffocated and got up. Onenquiry, I was told that some poisonous gas had leaked from theUnion Carbide and it was spreading. I don’t have to inform theHouse that the wind does not know any direction nor does it followanybody’s dictates. Whichever side the wind went, the gas went.Those of us who are fortunate survived; those of us who are notfortunate did not survive. Many of us suffered the after-effects ofthat gas. It was not a simple tragedy that is being described hereand much less is it amenable to exploitation.

I am thankful to all the hon. Members for the sentiments thatthey have expressed for those unfortunate brothers and sisterswho did not survive. I don’t want to lay the blame on any side, notin the hope of a bargain but in the consecrated fellowship whichhuman beings shared in spite of other barriers. There was panic allaround. People were running with whatever belongings they couldgrab on their heads, stumbling along dark streets.

Nobody could prevent them from going away. Children werethe worst sufferers. That is a tragedy beyond description. Sir, I hadthe misfortune of looking into those empty eyes which once belongedto lively children, who were today not seeing anything. A suggestioncame from some people that I should also leave the place; otherwise,I would also be in danger. I tried to reason with them that theOffice of the Chief Minister does not carry the privilege of escapingfrom what the people are suffering. As you know, Sir, in our country,gossip has a stronger force then reason. These are realities whichwe cannot ignore. Therefore, when these kinds of allegations startedbeing made by a handful of people, the only thing I thought bestwas to set up a Commission of Inquiry first against myself. Andthat is the genesis of the N.K. Singh Commission. My learnedfriend in the opposite, who just spoke, wanted to give the impressionthat I created something and then did not obey it. I never abolishedthe Commission. You might be aware, at least, statistically, that Iceased to be the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh on 13th March,1985. My leadership, Shri Rajivji in particular, wanted me to go andserve in Punjab. I had taken the oath of the Office of the ChiefMinister again, but in obeisance to my leader, the next day I wentto Punjab. I am not trying to escape from anything. I am onlynarrating a fact which did come in the way. I wish I remained inMadhya Pradesh again as the Chief Minister and I would haveseen that the likes of Mr. Anderson, who think that they are theinheritors of the colonial masters of this country, can strut aboutfearlessly after plundering our motherland, I would have taken it toits logical ends. But even while I was there, the first thing I thoughtessential to carry out was his arrest as and when he came If hehad been arrested, most of the debate would have ended. At least,now, our Government is committed to extradite him and then fixthe responsibility on him. How he is to be extradited, I can hardlygive any opinion. People, who are responsible, know how it is to bedone. I still wish that the first thing that the hon. Prime Ministerwould pose to the hon. President of the United States of America,when he comes here in November, is that we have an unspokenpromise unfulfilled. Then, adequate and full compensation can beasked for. I just read in the newspapers that President Obama hasalready said, “Let somebody make a reference to us. Then, we


will see.” Sir, on that night itself, I contacted the Office of thePrime Minister in Delhi and informed them of this calamity. Rajivjiwas away on tour. I then got in touch with Dr. S. Varadarajan, theDirector-General of the Council of Scientific and IndustrialResearch, and informed him of this happening. I then requestedhim to send such help that could be of use to us. His reaction wasvery forthright. By next morning, his team arrived in Bhopal. Bythat time, the panic had slightly subsided and toxic gas becamelesser and lesser deadly. Still, on the first count, it was observed inthe morning that nearly 700 people, including children, had beenkilled. The tragic scenes, that I faced, as I went from hospital tohospital, and then to the affected areas, are indescribable. Houseswere left empty; doors and windows were fluttering in the wind;no one to protect whatever was left inside. My first duty, as theChief Minister, was to see that whatever was left was protectedand the citizens did not suffer with losses. By the afternoon, I got amessage that the Prime Minister, Shri Rajiv Gandhi, was coming toBhopal, cutting short his General Election tour. Rajivji arrived at4.00 p.m. on 4th December. He was in a very grave mood. I briefedhim with all the details in my possession, and in the end, also addedthat even though I was not, personally, responsible for that accident,I was prepared to step down from my office, if he so desired.Rajivji said, “All this is not called for. Nobody is blaming you. So,why should you do that?”

By that time, my well-wishers became active and manufacturedall the stories that we are hearing today. The only thing in Rajivji’smind was, how we can provide relief and rehabilitation to thosewho have been affected. The arrival of Rajivji spread like wildfirein all parts of the capital and people flocked around him in hopeultimately, but overwhelmed with despair. In the evening, Rajivjiflew back after telling me that we have to go all out to help theaffected people and he asked me to be in touch with him veryday.He was to come to Madhya Pradesh on his election tour on the 6thof December and wanted to know whether he should postpone itin view of this calamity. I said that he need not do so since themessage might be misinterpreted that we are immobilized as aGovernment. I am grateful to him that he accepted my advice. Ihope, Sir, you will pardon me for taking a little time, but sometimes

time itself loses all relevance. Somebody told me that Mr. WarrenAnderson, who was the head of this company, was coming toBhopal. I was amazed at the audacity of the person, who wasdirectly responsible — because he was aware of what his factorywas manufacturing and where it kept all the elements that wentinto that manufacture - - that he was coming to Bhopal. For what?He could not be coming for sharing our grief, because that is sounlikely for a bada sahib! But at that very moment, when I came toknow that he was coming, I made up my mind that as soon as helands on the soil of Madhya Pradesh, he should be arrested. I didnot share my decision with anybody. I did call in the officersconcerned and briefed them personally that they have to arrestMr. Anderson as soon as he steps down from the plane in themorning. I also gave them these orders in writing, which is notdone by a Chief Minister, but I did — because I knew of thetremendous pressure that officers are subjected to in such situations— so that they were not bothered about it and the responsibilitywas mine.

As soon as Mr. Anderson stepped down from the plane, thepolice, the SP, Mr. Puri, escorted him in a car and told him that hewas under custody and they are taking him to his own rest housefor detention. He was so surprised when he was told this. He kepton asking, ‘Why is the Chief Minister not here to receive me?’ Justimagine the kind of arrogance that some of these people have.When the SP could not stop his chatter, he told him, ‘Well, this isnot a question which I can answer, you better ask it when youmeet the Chief Minister yourself.’ After Mr. Anderson was safelyescorted to his rest house, it is necessary to say so because apartfrom those visitors who had come to the airport on Mr. Anderson’srequest, the media and some other people, a large number of affectedpeople whose sons had died, whose daughters had died, mysteriouslydid not know by that time what was the cause of the deaths. Youcan imagine the feelings of parents, mothers and fathers. They hadassembled outside the gates of the airport. I do not blame them, Icannot condemn them. But, those are the dictates of office which,I think, all those who have held office know; it became myresponsibility to see to it that no physical or personal harm came tohim. I carried out that duty also with a heavy heart because I


knew, the first opportunity people get to him, they would lynch himfrom the nearest lamp post.

Today, 26 years later, it is very comfortable to sit and discussthese things.But, Sir, I would like to tell you that it pricks my heart.I then called my Chief Secretary, Mr. Brahma Swaroop, whounfortunately is no longer alive, and sought his advice as to whatwe should do. He said, ‘now that he has arrived and we havedecided to arrest him, we should see that whatever needs to bedone should be done effectively. It has been just suggested by mycolleague opposite that the Union Carbide had taken over theadministration of Madhya Pradesh and I was just a figurehead.Well, experiences may be that some people tolerating that also,and clinging on to office. It was not my habit to do that. And thefirst proof that he had not taken over the administration was thathe was arrested as soon as he touched down on the ground ofMadhya Pradesh. If he was that powerful, he would have come,toured the State and the factory that he lorded over, and goneaway. Rajivji was, at that time, in Harda town of Hoshangabad. Idrove straight to that place, met him and told him about the eventsof the morning, and also the arrest of Mr. Anderson. Rajivji heardme out without any comment, and just said, “Let us go to the nextmeeting”. There was not even a flicker of any kind of sympathyfor anyone much less Mr. Anderson. I take the full responsibilityfor having arrested Mr. Anderson, and even today, I would feelproud to suffer any punishment for this act, if it is considered to beagainst the interests of the people of Madhya Pradesh.

Sir, being in office certainly brings you some advantages, butnot all the while. The Chief Secretary informed me that there havebeen persistent calls for granting bail to Mr. Anderson from HomeMinistry officials in Delhi. I told him, he can do whatever he liked,but the arrest of Mr. Anderson must be duly recorded so thatsubsequently when we want, we can summon him, to arraign himbefore the laws of the land. When he was sent back, it isincongruous, even I realize, and I feel that he should not have goneback on a State plane.

I do not want to enlarge upon all these things, to add to thegrief and bitterness that this issue has generated, and, I certainlydo not want to shift my blame on anybody. Whatever blame is due

to me, I am still prepared to suffer it as an ordinary citizen. Let metell you, Sir, and through you, to the House and the country that theclamour about my speaking out should now subside. As an ordinaryperson, I have said what I had to say. Shri Rajivji never uttered asingle word to me for the next two days when he was there on toureither in support of Mr. Anderson or trying to mitigate his problem.To blame him of anything is a figment of the imagination of allthose who can see nothing concrete or constructive coming througha person of that calibre. I fully endorse the decision of theGovernment of India to extradite Mr. Warren Anderson and seekfull and adequate compensation from him for this tragedy. Therecommendations of the GoM are very constructive and usefuland I commend all my colleagues who are on the GoM to furthersympathy with the sufferings of the people of Bhopal.

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