I could not believe myself when i heard about the news. Somebody help me! which of the following is a shocking news?
- Lethal gas "METHYL ISOCYANATE" leaked from Union Carbide India Ltd (UCIL) on Dec 2-3, 1984 night killing thousands instantly and many more later or
- Officials of Union Carbide were on Monday convicted only for criminal negligence, which is punishable with a maximum of two years in jail.
are completely fooled by some jokers in the Magistrate court. The Magistrate court in Bhopal on Monday convicted all eight Indians accused in the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy case. A Rs 500,000 fine has been imposed on UCIL. The seven convicted include former top brass of Union Carbide, Mahindra, Vijay Gokhale, J. Mukund, S.P. Chaudhary, K.V. Shetty, Kishor Kamdar and S.I. Quireshee. Another accused, R.B Chaudhary, died during the 23-year-long trial. Union Carbide eventually sold its shares in the subsidiary company, which was renamed Eveready Industries India.The charges were also all bailable and with the prime accused in the case - former Union Carbide (USA) chairman Warren Anderson still on the run and unlikely to present himself in Indian court, there is little hope that justice will be served. India's court system is badly burdened by corruption, incompetence and a lack of resources, making it easy to stall a case for many years. On Monday, even top Indian judicial officials acknowledged the system was in trouble.
On Monday, Union Carbide in a statement on its website said the
company and its officials were not subject to the jurisdiction of the Indian court since they did not have any involvement in the operation of the plant, which was owned and operated by UCIL. Union Carbide was bought by Dow Chemical Co. in 2001. Dow says the legal case was resolved in 1989 when Union Carbide settled with the Indian government for $470 million, and that all responsibility for the factory now rests with the government of the state of Madhya Pradesh, which now owns the site.At this juncture let me share something interesting that i read on the net recently.....
Consider this: An Indian company called the Union Carbide of India sets up a chemical factory in the US through a US subsidiary called the Union Carbide of the US. A disaster occurs and over 15,000 people are killed. What would the US government have done?
A. Arrested the chairman and directors of the Union Carbide of India, try them as expeditiously as possible and give them the toughest punishment. If they were not available in the US, the government would have put pressure on the Indian government and seen to it that the culprits are extradited, even if there was no policy to speak of.
B. Almost declared a war on India, slapped harsh economic sanctions, denied intellectual access to technology, snapped cooperation on the economic front.
C. Stopped all cooperation talks, strategic dialogues and snapped defence deals.
D. To spike India, US would have aided Pakistan with mouthwatering deals, including the latest armaments.
Had this happened in China, the officials would have been arrested and shot dead, no questions asked. Of course, this may seem too harsh.
Had this happened in the UK or France, the world would have condemned India and Indian companies and ended all trade deals.
What ever that happened guess what is next from here? Dr. Mahmohan Singh and his cabinet will be travelling to US to ***k the a** of the Obama and likes!
