Bhopal Gas Tragedy is the world’s worst industrial catastrophe. It occurred on the night of December 2-3, 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal. A leak of methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas and other chemicals from the plant resulted in the exposure of several thousands of people. Thousands died, thousands were affected and injured by it and several thousands more are still reeling under its affect.
Chairman of UIC , Warren Anderson was arrested by the Madhya Pradesh government. Arjun Singh was he then Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. Then the great ‘Indian rope trick’ happened, Warren Anderson was allowed to escape from the prison in the private jet of the State government to Delhi and then subsequently to USA. Since then, that mas has never returned to India. It has been 26 years now and no charges have been proved against him as the Indian court requires the person to be present physically in the court to prove any charges against him. The Indian government has not tried to extradite him either.
Allegations were made on Arjun Singh about him allowing Anderson to escape. Even half of the Congress party beleived and blamed Arjun Singh for the mess. The opposition blamed not only Arjun Singh but then Prime Minister Rajeev Gandhi. Congress party made all kinds of statements to protect Rajev Gandhi, even saying that the prime minister was not even aware of the arrest of Anderson. However the truth is out today.
Arjun Singh in a rare appearance in Rajya Sabha today confessed that he was the person to arrest Anderson and he informed the prime minister about the arrest, thus proving the opposition right that Rajeev Gandhi was fully aware of the arrest of Anderson. Arjun Singh went on to add that he received phone calls from Central Home Ministry and was thus pressurized in releasing Anderson and allowed him to escape. Thus he passed the buck fully to the Home Minister P V Narsimha Rao for creating the mess. He of course gave clean chit to Rajeev Gandhi, saying he wasn’t even aware of the details of the case. It is very easy to blame Rao. Since Rao has died and nobody is trying to protect him, thus very easy to blame a dead guy as dead guys do not talk and Rao is not Nehru-Gandhi family.
Bigger qustion is that is it possible for the Home Minister of a country to ‘order’ such a big move without the knowledge of Prime Minister ?? Especially, Rao who would not even sign a simple letter without consultation from big boss Rajeev Gandhi. Is Arjun Singh shielding Rajeev Gandhi and blaming Rao ??
One thing is sure that Congress Politicians grow old and die but they do not stop worshiping the Gandhi family.
Yeh Mera India 