Of Trade, Tradition and Extradition: Sid Harth

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Of Trade, Tradition and Extradition: Sid Harth
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Indian political witch's cauldron is boiling, spitting and spitting
all sorts of odious plume and fumes.

So, what's new, in the land of milk and honey, mafia and black money,
dynastic and "nastka," secular rulers,
Hindu fascists/fundamentalists and "Goondamentalists," bubbling/
troubling, a study in spear-fishing in politically muddy waters?

Nothing! "Situation Normal, All Fucked-Up, SNAFU!"

India trying for Anderson's extradition : Pranab
Agencies

Posted: Sat Jun 12 2010, 18:08 hrs
Kolkata:

India is trying for extradition of former Union Carbide chairman
Warren Anderson, Pranab Mukherjee said.Valentine Gift'sDiscount
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Chandhok

India is trying for the extradition of former Union Carbide chairman
Warren Anderson, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said.

"We are trying," Mukherjee said when asked whether India was trying
for his extradition.

He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a symposium on
compliance management, governance and financial markets here.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/india-trying-for-andersons-extradition-pranab/632995/

Anderson's escape order: BJP demands explanation
Agencies

Posted: Sat Jun 12 2010, 12:45 hrs
Patna:

BJP on Saturday, demanded an explanation from Congress as to who was
responsible for the escape of Union Carbide Chairman Warren Anderson
from India in the wake of Bhopal Gas Tragedy in December 1984.

"The Congress owes an explanation to the nation and victims of Bhopal
Gas Tragedy as to who instructed that Anderson be allowed to leave the
country," senior BJP leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain told reporters on
the sidelines of BJP's two-day national executive here.

He demanded that Congress should reveal the individual's name who had
ordered the release of Anderson from police custody in Bhopal on
December 7, 1984 and later his transportation to New Delhi by the
state plane.

Comments (3) |

The Fiasco by authorities in Bhopal Gas Tragedy
By: Anand kumar Chandhok | 12-Jun-2010

There is no need for BJP and/or any other political party to make a
PostMortem of the events relating to the biggest Industrial tragedy in
the history of the world. All these parties are now trying to shut the
door after the horse (Mr. Anderson )has bolted away. What were these
parties doing all these years were they sleeping the endless sleep of
the Legendary Kumbkaran the younger Giant brother of the Rakshasha
king Ravana. What will be gained by scoring brownnie points know. The
only recourse avaiable is for the present Govt. both at the Centre and
the BJP govt. at the State level to actively press the Govt. of USA
under the extradition treaty to arrest Anderson and deport him to
India where he can face a fair trial before the Indian Courts. Also no
nuclear business may be carried out with USA unless and Untill Mr.
Anderson is immediately deported to India.

What is the role of the Supreme Court Today?
By: Arun Gondhale | 12-Jun-2010

To uphold Constitutional Law? The government and the Bhopal Police
machinery can be hauled up in Court for proven interference in this
instance, at the behest of the CM, in the due process of law! That
too, in the face of untold human deaths and misery in the worst
industrial accident on earth to-date. But at a later stage, we see
that the SC itself did the same. The other pillars of State appear to
have themselves entered advanced stages of dementia over the last 25
years, all in the name of globalisation. Cry, Beloved Country.

What was BJP doing when it was in power
By: San | 12-Jun-2010

BJP too sat calm and quiet on this carnage when they were in power.
This mass murder in one of its kind too was quietly acceptable to
Supreme Court's ex-CJI Ahmadi. What did BJP did, nothing ?

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-fiasco-by-authorities-in-bhopal-gas-tragedy/632952/#postComment

Attack on Arjun Singh growing on Bhopal issue
Agencies

Posted: Fri Jun 11 2010, 16:13 hrs

New Delhi: The attack over escape of Ex Union Carbide chief Anderson
appeared to be zeroing in on then MP CM Arjun Singh.

The attack over the escape of former Union Carbide chief Warren
Anderson appeared to be zeroing in on the then Madhya Pradesh Chief
Minister Arjun Singh, with two Congress leaders Digvijay Singh and R K
Dhawan saying he should answer how it happened.

A day after kicking up a controversy by reportedly alleging that US
pressure could have led to Anderson leaving the country in December
1984, Digvijay Singh said he was unaware of the developments at that
time as he had resigned as Minister in the Madhya Pradesh government
and was campaigning for Lok Sabha polls.

"In the statement itself, I had clarified that I was campaigning and
really don't know the events which led to the bail and release of Mr
Anderson," Digvijay Singh said in an email response to PTI from the US
where he is currently on a tour.

He said the 'people who can answer this' are "Arjun Singhji, the then
CM" as also Brahm Swaroop, the then Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh,
Moti Singh, the then Collector of Bhopal, and Swaraj Puri, the then SP
of Bhopal.

On the action taken by then Central government and Madhya Pradesh
government, Digvijay Singh said he could not "sit on judgement".

He said Rajiv Gandhi had left his campaign and visited Bhopal
immediately, visiting the affected areas and meeting the families of
affected persons.

"The government of India extended all possible help immediately to the
state government," Digvijay Singh said.

Echoing Digvijay Singh's views, R K Dhawan, Private Secretary to Rajiv
Gandhi, said Arjun Singh was the "only person who can answer" how
Anderson left the country.

He said he did not believe that Rajiv Gandhi would have known about
the developments or asked Arjun Singh to provide the airport to
Anderson by which he flew out of Bhopal.

Joining the attack on Arjun Singh from within, Madhya Pradesh Chief
Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also asked him to explain the
circumstances in which Anderson left.

"Let Arjun Singh explain it. Whether he did it (gave permission for
providing state aircraft) himself or anybody told him to do so. We
want a reply from him if a wrong direction was given. And after all,
why such a direction was given," said Chouhan, who has already written
a letter in this regard to Arjun Singh.

33 Comments |

union carbide
By: R.karthik | Saturday , 12 Jun '10 14:26:13 PM
In the aftermath of this issue Definitely Arjun Singh will be
rehabilitated for all you know he may end up as the next human
resources minister the chair he favored most for his silence. As
opening up will only open the pandora box against the congress and its
erstwhile leadership which was always dubious

Shame on India
By: inamik | Saturday , 12 Jun '10 10:21:11 AM

Rajiv Gandhi's plan worked. He earned an unknown amount. Arjun Singh's
plan worked. He too earned an unknown amount. Warren Anderson's plan
worked. He saved money and life. He lives in a luxury mansion in NJ.
Justice Ahmadi's plan worked. He earned much money and position in
Warren Anderson's organization. Who failed? Who lost? Ordinary Indian
citizen. More than 20000 died a pathetic and painful death. Hundreds
of thousands are still living with the after effects. Our nation's
children are born with the incurable side effects of the tragedy. Many
generation will face the consequences of the profits of our leaders.
Our land, air, and water are poisoned. Are they leaders or partners in
crime? Mr. Gandhi, this nation and the future generations will never
forgive you. Mr. Singh, this nation will ask you why did you do it to
the helpless thousands? Mr. Ahmadi, you too abused the holiest of our
courts. This nation will never forget your crime. Shame on all
Indians. Shame.
Arjun Singh may not remember
By: Dr.Sankabattula Venkata Rao | Saturday , 12 Jun '10 10:04:15 AM

Arjunji may not remember the matters as he is too old with senile
changes.

Congress Party should be destroyed!
By: kd | Saturday , 12 Jun '10 9:47:18 AM

Congress won 2004 and 2009 parliament elections by rigging and
tamparing EVMs. No commonman wants congress to rule India. These
mafias stolen the country and selling to foreigners. Indians must
awake to destroy congresswalas once for all!
Under Rajiv Bofors
By: prakashkapila | Saturday , 12 Jun '10 8:35:44 AM

Under Rajiv Gandhi Bofors,Bhopal & LTTE happened.Was Arjun involved in
all of them.Is congress really the party that can lead India.BJP
cannot by itself so we need third front.Congress is too hot
handle.They can play with anything and anybody.

Bhopal Fix
By: Ike | Saturday , 12 Jun '10 3:59:41 AM

Finally Congress will arrive at one of the TWO conclsusions: 1.
Narashimha Rao was responsible for escape of Anderson. 2. Still better
Narendra Modi ordered the relase! Media will go overdrive mode and the
issue will be buried.

Gtry Escape of UCI Warren Henserson
By: PMG.Pillai | Saturday , 12 Jun '10 3:54:12 AM

dear. sine the judgment on Bhopal gasleag case the mediais fll of
informations on that matter.Any one analyzing thenedia reports itis
gair and just to conclude that the then Chief minister Arjun singh,
thestate chief secreary the state police, central government all were
involved in this escape if any of the authorities fis not act FAST
then he would not have left India and would have been in trialHow dae
he is respobsiblein this is another atter.There was complele failure
by al segmentsof the administration in thisaffair.No segment did
theirhome work and all were with out any knowledge of the product and
bever anticipated an accident of this magnitude.dated June 12th 2010
time 0420Hrs ist AM

Arjun singh
By: Rajan | Saturday , 12 Jun '10 3:31:50 AM

I think we should be awarding Bharat Ratna award to the people ,who
helped the great escape of Anderson

Evil Congress
By: BM | Saturday , 12 Jun '10 3:30:12 AM

Rajiv Gandhi was responsible, like Sikh murders and Bofors. Media will
do anything to hide evil deeds of Congress.

Arjun Singh
By: Dr. P.K. Jha | Saturday , 12 Jun '10 1:49:44 AM

Arjun Singh has the history of being obsequious and duplicitous in his
political gamesmanship, so I am not surprised at the dubious role he
played in the aftermath of Bhopal tragedy in 1984.

confiscate and distribute the wealth of rajeev gandhi and arjun singh
By: Tandavan | Friday , 11 Jun '10 23:32:31 PM

It was the job of arjun singh and rajiv gandhi to ensure that the
union carbide was held accountable. Since they failed all the
properties of both Rajiv gandhi and Arjun Singh should be
redistributed to the families of bhopal tragedy. This phenomena is not
new as congress itself advocated the redistribution of wealth. This
goes with the manifesto of the party.

uniom carbide/congress
By: R.karthik | Saturday , 12 Jun '10 14:18:29 PM

In that case the party has to be dissolved because if you ask them the
source for the personal the excess will always stand as party fund

Great Indian tragedy
By: Sarathy.Amudahan | Friday , 11 Jun '10 23:26:51 PM Reply |
Forward

That Mr Anderson was not only flown to Delhi in a state owned plane
from Bhopal, but was also reportedly picked up from the Delhi airport
to be taken to meet President Zail Singh reveals the total involvement
of the powers that be at that point in time and their cohorts. It is
pathetic that GOI was satisfied and settled for a paltry compensation
for the gas tragedy. This only reveals the true love of the congress
for the aam aadmi. Sarathy.Amudhan

PUBLIC IN DILEMMA OVER ARJUN SINGH'S ROLE IN RELEASE OF WARREN
ANDERSON
By: RAJAT KUMAR MOHINDRU .JALANDHAR CITY.PUNJAB | Friday , 11 Jun '10
21:26:06 PM

The then Chief Minister of Madaya Pardesh Mr Arjun Singh is on back
foot now , As the leaders in the Congress-I who were at that time with
the then Prime Minister of India Mr Rajiv Gandhi have denied any
pressure from Center in regard to released of Warren Anderson . The
case is taking U turn and the focus is now on the Former Chief
Minister Mr. Arjun Singh . As Mr R.K. Dhawan senior Leader of Congress-
I had shown ignorance in this matter ,Who ever may be the leader
behind the release of Mr Warren Anderson but it is pertinent to note
that Why they did not felt ashamed when thousands of People were lying
dead they released Mr Warren Anderson , Is the price of Live less then
Money ? A serious case and Former Chief Minister Mr Arjun Singh should
plead his case in the public that Why he had created such a situation
that he had to release the Chairman of Union Carbide Mr Warren
Anderson .

Secular Arjun
By: Manoj | Friday , 11 Jun '10 21:11:57 PM

Please stop making allegations against secular leader (Anti Hindu)
like Arjun Singhji whose contributions to India are countless like
Andersen escape, Churhat Lottery, Dowry Case, Quota in Education
system, Detoxification( removing Hindu ideology) from School Text
books. Just saw a TV grab on Times Now showing the front gate of his
sarkari Bunglaw, there are two name plates , needless to say that one
is in English and the other is in Urdu. So please stop making
allegations against such a secular leader.

SILENCE-GATE WAY TO POWER CORRIDORS
By: Raghubir Singh | Friday , 11 Jun '10 20:10:26 PM

Arjun Singh not opening his mouth to spill the well known beans- may
help his rehabilitation once again in corridors of power? Silence is
Golden & loyalty is platinum in platinum jubilee years.

Arjun Singh vs. Anderson
By: J.M.Manchanda | Friday , 11 Jun '10 19:59:54 PM

It is inconceivable that Arjun Singh could have bailed out Anderson
and flown him out of India on his own. The Congress party should
reveal under what circumstances he was given safe passage. Anderson
should have awaited the outcome of the legal process even if he was
personally not culpable. If an Indian CEO had done the same thing in
US, the American response would surely have been different. The US has
shown disrespect to Indian legal system and insensitivity to the
victims of Gs leak. What is more important is that it casts a shadow
over the Nuclear Liability Bill since American firms setting up
nuclear power plants in India could evade responsibility likewise in
the event of an accident.

Elementary truth
By: Daniem Perreira | Friday , 11 Jun '10 19:57:39 PM

Even a child can tell that Anderson could not have escaped , jumping
the bail bond without active help form both Central & state
governments.Some political parties in India will do anything for
dollars.

Bhopal Gas Leak
By: kailash khare | Saturday , 12 Jun '10 4:19:53 AM

I fully agree with cmments of Mr Manchanda.In the events of any future
nuclear accident in India US may not share the burden of solving the
problem at the time.

Great Arjun Singh
By: Varind | Friday , 11 Jun '10 19:48:00 PM

Mr.Arjun Singh is aggravating the situation with his silence. He has
to spill the beans voluntarily. Moreover, Complete silence on the part
of PM, Sonia and Rahul Gandhi shows that something is being hidden
deliberately (Daal main kuchh Kala hai).

Shameful Game!
By: Shirish | Friday , 11 Jun '10 19:28:44 PM

This is a shameful game being played by the congress & some sections
of media are brazenly supporting it!! Why should Arjun Singh be
pillared? The whole country is mature enough to understand that ONLY
the Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi (not even Cabinet Secretary or Home
Minister of India) could have taken the decision to ship out Anderson
considering the magnitude of tragedy.Then why this diversion towards
Arjun Singh? Because Congress will do anything under the sun to cover
Rajiv Gandhi. For that, Arjun Singh will happily tell media "No it was
entirely my decision". All this is not surprising. The surprise is
that all the electronic media TOI HT has decided to "help" Congress in
this strategy. They all claim to be conscience keepers of the society.
Yet, not ONE of these will scrutinize the role of Rajiv Gandhi in this
affair. "Focus on Arjun Singh" kept screaming the headlines on Times
Now the whole day yesterday. Then we say India is a democracy & press
is free!!This is a test..

congress media
By: surya chicago | Friday , 11 Jun '10 19:21:41 PM

dont forget janata are clowns so why point fingers, also the main
stream media are pro congress..most of the media are run byforeigners
in case you dont know

no monuments to politcians
By: harkirat joshi | Friday , 11 Jun '10 19:20:30 PM

the higher you go the cooler it is.our politicians don't deserve the
attention they get. we should oppose raising monuments in their
'honour' when they pop off.some of the controversial ones already
lying in the' samadhi nagar' along the yamuna in delhi should be
deprived of such extravaganza.it will save time of the prime
ministr.and the land thus vacated can be given to the poor like the
worst victims of the bhopal gas tragedy

attack on arjun singh growing on bhopal issue
By: srinivasan vaidyanadeswaran | Friday , 11 Jun '10 19:19:06 PM

mr.arjun singh should be interrogated by CBI for the allegation
against him that he abetted mr.anderson to escape from india following
the bhopal gas tragedy.if he still refuses to open his mouth,he could
be subjected to narcoanalysis. even though it is not admissable in
court as evidence, it will put the nail on the coffin. we indians
should all feel responsible for electing callous politicians to
power.my heartfelt condolences for the deceased and my apologies to
the survivors of this essentially avoidable catastrophe. lets remember
the day as National calamity day and let the whole nation stand in two
minutes silence in memory of the victims and resolve to guard against
avoidable manmade disasters.JAIHIND

Arjun Singh's role
By: s sarangan | Friday , 11 Jun '10 19:15:35 PM

It will be a miracle if Arjun Singh opens his mouth and tells the
truth to nation. He is a too seasoned Congress bandicoot to reveal the
role he played in Anderson's escape. Rajiv Gandhi was new to politics
and it was very unlikely he would have given any orders. In all
probabilty the culprit must be none other than Arjun Singh.Congress
party will do the cover up in its own style!

Arjun Singh's role
By: Indian | Friday , 11 Jun '10 19:32:14 PM

"Rajiv Gandhi was unlikely....". This is the biggest joke that I have
read. The whole family is rotten to the core and it is obvious that
the guy was paid by Union Carbide. Arjun is not that stupid to act
without instruction from the top. Sonia perhaps knows everything. Let
Arjun and Sonia both take a lie-detector test in an independent
country. How can a committee of her own chamchas determine the truth?

Rajiv is the true culprit
By: Swanand Bodas | Friday , 11 Jun '10 20:45:26 PM

Rajiv Gandhi was brought in politics by Indira after Sanjay Gandhi's
death. As per the congress rule, this was required to continue the
dynasty. But it is a joke to call that he was new in politics and so
he could not do this. Money makes anybody in congress influenced. It
is necessary to check the dates when Rajiv Gandhi deposit in his
alleged Swiss bank account, which was supposed to be used for bofors
money as well.

Here is an amazing fact - Cong claims be be corrupt free
By: Raman | Friday , 11 Jun '10 18:49:34 PM

Abhishek Singhvi who is the spokesperson of Congress is also the legal
representative of DOW Chemicals (the company that purchased Carbide).
Not only that, he is also a member of the committee that is supposed
to investigate the Bhopal incident. So on the one hand he is an
investigator, and on the other, he protects the legal interests of
DOW. It might be recalled that Singhvi is the personal confidant of
Sonia as he is representing her on the issue of the book written on
Sonia. So it seems that all transactions (whatever kind) between DOW
(Union Carbide) and Congress (the Gandhi family) is happening through
him. It has also been reported in the media that in the last 12
months, Singhvi has gone to St.Lucia 7 times. Incidentally, St.Lucia
allows you to keep money in their banks without disclosing anything,
much like Switzerland. Now if it is money matters for his visits,
whose money is it, and what is the source of earning?

truth seldom prevails
By: kaka | Friday , 11 Jun '10 18:27:50 PM

In our country, there are many politicians who should have been behind
bars for adopting antistate policies in a clandestine fashion. Since
they hold important portfolios for long times, truth seldom prevails.

Arjun singh is not the real villian
By: Ramkesav | Friday , 11 Jun '10 18:04:12 PM

It is highly doubtful that Arjun singh will open his mouth. Even a
layman who knows political system in India would say that it is nobody
except the then PM Rajiv who would have ordered exit of Anderson
betraying the trust thousands of people. But then, Rajiv was very new
to politics. He could have been easily duped by other congress leaders
ministry officials. It may be even DR MMS .Arjun singh should tell the
country the truth. But I feel that Arjun singh may soon take ill and
will be hospitalised soon to escape from the queries of the pressmen.
Like Sharad Pawar who always keeps an operation ready whenever a
crisis strikes him, Arjun singh will soon find an excuse. Or the Govt
may come with a more sensational issue to dilute this case. We, the
people of India, the perpetual fools in trusting the congress will get
no fruitful result. The media will soon turn its attention on some
cinema news or the world cup football. So Arjun singh can jolly well
spend a few days in a hospital.

Arjun Dadaji
By: Ananth Seth | Friday , 11 Jun '10 19:26:17 PM

Whle I am not saying that Arjun daddu is clean ( in fact he is mired
in indelible dirt!), this current exercise is to make him the bakra.
Pretty soon we all hear that "Rajiv was clean". usee kee taiyyaree.
Indira, Nehru, Rajiv can never be unclean. If a congressi PM has to be
unclean, it has to be PV (such a pity coz hewas such a nice guy). This
is "Kalyug ka Gandhism"!

Vote Congress
By: mad | Friday , 11 Jun '10 19:07:42 PM

How does it matter. keep voting the Congress regardless.

This is India and our 100% Leaders are like thissssssssss
By: Rajeev | Friday , 11 Jun '10 17:56:24 PM

I believe a high level committee comprising of Govt Official, NGO,
Representative of Families affected and CBI should jointly probe this
entire incident in transperant manner. It would be most valuable if no
politician or minister become part of this group or have any access to
what they are doing to find out the facts. Let us go legal and start
investigating the facts and if required the concerned persons shall be
subjected to law proceeding immediately and shall be detained

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/attack-on-arjun-singh-growing-on-bhopal-issue/632602/0

Explain how Anderson fled India: MP CM to Arjun
Agencies

Posted: Fri Jun 11 2010, 13:09 hrs

New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj S. Chouhan addresses a press
conference in connection with the verdict on 1984 gas disaster.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday said his
government will go to any extent to get justice for Bhopal gas victims
and demanded an explanation from then Chief Minister Arjun Singh on
how former Union Carbide CEO Warren Anderson fled the country.

"We will go to any extent to get justice for the victims...This is not
an issue of Bhopal or the state. It should act as an example of how to
give punishment in such cases," he told reporters here.

Noting that the people of the state felt "let down" following the gas
tragedy verdict, Chouhan said he has written to Arjun Singh and asked
for a reply on the circumstances that led to Anderson's escape.

"Let Arjun Singh explain it. Whether he did it (gave permission for
providing state aircraft) himself or anybody told him to do so. We
want a reply from him if a wrong direction was given. And after all,
why such a direction was given.

"There are lot many questions like why the CBI filed no appeal when
the charges in the case were diluted in 1997. If he gives a statement,
things would be clear. The state and the country want to know these
circumstances," he said.

Chouhan said a five-member team of legal experts has been set up by
the state government to look into the issue and examine what could be
done legally to get Bhopal gas victims justice. The interim report of
the team would be out in the next ten days, he said.

Asked about the conflicting statements of Congress leaders like
Digvijay Singh and Satyavrat Chaturvedi on Anderson fleeing the
country, Chouhan said he did not want to politicise the issue but
added that this was only leading to confusion.

"Somebody is saying the Centre is responsible while somebody else says
the issues comes under the state. Different people are speaking in
different voices...One wants to protect somebody while the other wants
to trap someone else.

"This is leading to confusion... Arjun Singh should speak the truth.
What other Congress leaders are speaking is only bringing out the
contradictions within the Congress party," he said.

He said that his government is open to all options and will decide
after the committee report on whether to constitute a probe commission
go into the lapses or take up the issue with US courts.

48 Comments |

Need for a fresh look to our governance.
By: V.S.Malhotra | Saturday , 12 Jun '10 6:55:03 AM

Arbitrariness has been the the rule in the governance of our nation.
The arrest of Anderson 26 years ago and then his release within hours
is an example of the worst type of despotism. India is a democracy
only in name. The political class has failed to establish a rule of
law in the country. The time has come to have a fresh look in the
whole process of governance. It is imperative that we take up this
task right now or else we are likely to become another 'Harappa and
Mohenjodaro'? I am conscious of my lack of quallification to speak on
this matter yet in all humility I think the time has come that some
eminent social and political minds in some of the eminent universities
or outside and those who had been connected with governance and had
yet felt the need for change should start giving a thought to such
matters. Equally important is the question of development of the right
type of Man. In 1955 one US economist Milton Friedman had alerted us
on this matter but we ignored him.

Blood is thicker than water
By: S.Rajarathinam I.A. | Friday , 11 Jun '10 18:24:35 PM

Nearly a week has rolled down after the verdict was passed by CJM Mr.
Tiwari in the Bhopal Gas leak tragedy.So many persons from Execcutive-
Mr. Lall, Legislature Mr.-Vasanth Sathe ,Mr. Arjun Singh and Mr.
Ahmadi from Judiciary all seems to have contributed their might in
diluting the case of booking Mr. Anderson- the prime accused in the
gas tragedy and it is surprising that so far no words of consolation
or lip sympathy is coming either from Congress head-Sonia or from Govt
head MR.Manmohansingh-the PrimeMinister. Sonia is keeping silent lest
her Italian friend-Quttirochi case of letting him off will again be
reopened and Mr. Singh is keeping mum because it relates to opening
case of another Singh proving the fact that blood is always thicker
than water. It is really unfortunate that India lost 15,000 lives of
poor Bhopalis to save a life of one wealthy American- Warren Anderson
who should have been sentenced with death penalty by hanging for
having murdered 15,000 poor Indians!

fart
By: farter | Friday , 11 Jun '10 23:05:06 PM

People should learn from this mistake and teach a lesson to those Jnk
pltcns

Awakened after 26 years
By: john jacobs | Friday , 11 Jun '10 17:44:28 PM

It is hypothetical whether Mr Anderson was allowed to leave the
country or he fled covertly.In hindsight,one might discover choices of
approach that could have been taken in handling and coping with the
Bhopal tragedy,but picking on those decisions now is only of academic
interest.Even letting Mr Anderson go must have had its relevant logic
then,which,over the lapse of a quarter century might have lost its
cogency.Splitting hairs now over decisions made long ago may not be
the right approach at rectifying mistakes but the nation need to focus
its energies to get deserved justice from the owners of the fatal
industrial plant,whose lethal fumes resulted in accidental deaths,
sufferings, disfigurements to thousands who inhaled it and bedeviled
many to economic losses.

bhopal verdict
By: Anil Kotwal | Friday , 11 Jun '10 17:27:56 PM

The rage and indignation is all contrived and just for public
consumption. The horses have long bolted and the barn doors were shut
years ago.

Traitors
By: Prasad | Friday , 11 Jun '10 17:26:46 PM

A chief minister allowing a criminal who murdered thousands of people
from his own state to flee is nothing short of being labelled a
traitor. He should stand trial for treason. The district collector and
the SP are the accomplices. The only people who can be condoned are
the pilot and co-pilot.

The peoples party
By: Rishi | Friday , 11 Jun '10 17:23:19 PM

I am not surprised with what Arjun Singh did with warren Anderson,
since Independence Congress and its leaders for sold the Interest of
the nation and that of the people of this country, Bhopal,J&K, Bofors,
Afzal Guru, Bombay Blasts & Attacks, Tamils in Srilanka, Maoist, the
NE is virtually under seige under various terror outfits, the list
goes on......basically congress is a reflection of the people who vote
for it.

ANDERSON ESCAPE
By: NIRANJAN | Friday , 11 Jun '10 17:19:46 PM

ANSWER IS VERY SIMPLE. FOR $470 MILLIONS, HE WAS ALLOWED TO ESCAPE.
THE MONEY WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR THE VICTIMS, BUT WOUND UP IN MANY
OTHER POCKETS!

Can the MP Police Arrest Arjun Singh?
By: Mathes | Friday , 11 Jun '10 17:08:26 PM

Can th MP Police arrest the criminal Arjun Singh, apply third degree
methods to get the truth behind who ordered the release of Anderson?
Does BJP have the guts?

Justice
By: Vikram Shenoy | Friday , 11 Jun '10 16:50:45 PM

For anything in this world, if justice is not made, it will come back
haunting million times until the justice is made. Nature tries to
stabilise with her inumerable iterations.

Bhopal tragedy
By: mohan | Friday , 11 Jun '10 16:39:51 PM

it is no other than Late PM of India, Mr.ajiv Gandhi and the ex cm of
undevided MP mr.Arjun Sing. So that, arrest immediately mr.Arjun
singh. Why this mauni baba is remain silanece on this issue.he is the
main culprict rather than Andersion.Arrest...arest...arest.

Why do politicians behave like good citizens when the media unravels
the truth
By: Vignesh | Friday , 11 Jun '10 16:15:40 PM

My dear Chief minister if you are truly an indian please first arrest
Mr Arjun Singh and then give press statements. Mr Arjun Singh had let
go a person who was responsible for the negligence due to which Gas
had leaked and thousands of people had died a horrific death and
thousands are maimed for life. it was truly a holocast due to
negligence.

change the topic
By: fakhrealam | Friday , 11 Jun '10 16:15:26 PM

Maoist were killed so many innocent people but all mouth guns were
keep silent Bal Thakray Perveen Taugadi Narendre Modi who is also
involve in murder of 2000 muslims in Gujrat but he is unfortunately
the chief minister of state. Now to hide the issue of Maoist terrorist
act no body is talking about that why they keep silent now where is
their sword toungue.

fakhealam
By: mohan | Friday , 11 Jun '10 17:13:49 PM

hellow dear what baout Godhra carnage?what about driving away 5 lakhs
hindus from there mother land Kashmir by fanatics and jehadis, without
having any crime against anydoby? Can you have answer on this?Dont
balim naredra bhaie. What you people di against hindus, history will
give suitable answer. Dont try to be a saint.

Tragedy
By: josh | Friday , 11 Jun '10 16:10:57 PM

Tragedy of common people in our country becomes bread and mileage
earner for the politicians. I agree none of them think about the
country. Self and Party are above all. 'Ye sab ek thaali ke chatte
batte hein'. Arjun Sing - what a name and personality. He has earned
millions from this state..biggest one was churhat lottery scam...now
he doesn't want to be disturbed.......even a gatekeeper in our housing
soceity have bigger accountability than these power people who spend
millions of our money for their personal and family benefits.
ARJUN SINGH MUST BE QUESTIONED
By: S.Chirayath | Friday , 11 Jun '10 16:06:45 PM

Mr. ARJUN SINGH MUST BE QUESTIONED BY A SPECIAL COMMISSION HEADED BY
PRESENT CM OF BHOPAL Mr. CHAUHAN SO THAT THE QUESTIONNAIRE COULD BE
RELEVANT TO THE CASE AS THE OLD DOCUMENTS MAY HAVE KEPT IN THE RECORD
OF MINISTRY ARCHIVES. THIS CASE WILL NOT BE PLEADED AT US COURTS AT
ANY COST; THAT MEANS THE PRESENT AUTHORITY IN BHOPAL GOING TO DO THE
SAME INDULGENCE AS DID THE PREVIOUS LEADERS. THE CRIME BRANCH
INVESTIGATOR`S ALSO MUST BE QUESTIONED ON NON-FILING OF APPEAL IN THIS
REGARD. THE EXTRADITION OF ANDERSON SHOULD BE ASKED LEGALLY. THIS IS A
GENUINE BETRAYAL OF THE COUNTRY AND THE PEOPLE. THE PENALTY MUST BE
PROPORTIONATE TO THE LOSS OF LIVES AND THE CONSEQUENT DEFORMITY AND
GRIEVANCES OF THE VICTIMS.

Arjun Singh and Bhopal tragedy
By: MOHAN DADDIKAR | Friday , 11 Jun '10 15:56:03 PM

As per the Congress culture, even Chief Minister of a major state is
an appointee of the Nehru-Gandhi clan and his authority is nor more
than that of a Sirpanch of a samll village. So Arjun Singh could not
dare to take such an important decision himself. As a slave of the
Ndhru-Gsndhi clan, he has obeyed the orders of the then ruling deity
of that dynasty. Though everybody knows who is the main man who has
facilitated the escape of Anderson,. Now that there is no possibility
of his gettng any ministarial berth at the centre, he need not be a
slave of Nehry-Gandhi clan and can afford to state at whose ordes he
helped Anderson. But as a gratitude for the politicial power he has
enjoyed because of his sycophancy to the royal dynasty, he will not
reveal the truth though everybody knows the real culprit.

Alien ???
By: sakthiman | Friday , 11 Jun '10 15:53:45 PM

This chap talks as if he was brought from space today only and doesn't
know what was happening in the world. He has forgotten that BJP was in
governance after the tragedy but has done nothing either at state or
central level. All political goons are of same color and hence no
purpose will be served by asking the old man who has forgotten his own
history to break silence. To make matters more interesting BJP can
always depend on likes of Digvijay Singh.
Don't let the lampoons be at the driver's seat!!!
By: Deepak Gupta | Friday , 11 Jun '10 15:44:29 PM

So here we are.... All of a sudden a ruckus is being tried to be
created in India in the name of "Anderson". Killer!!! Murderer!!! etc
etc... And it seems that everybody is trying to put blame at the
Congress (which was then ruling at the state & the center. Even if he
was not allowed to leave India at that time....or if he is in India at
present.....what do we want from him. Should we ask the court to hang
him?? If hanging of Anderson will satisfy the blood thirsty public??
Is killing him will do justice to the victim of gas tragedy?? Without
pondering over these points.... everybody is just raising the pitch &
diluting the real issue of gas victims.. it seems that is in this case
justice was done too little & too late. Although it may be in-correct.
The court has all the facts & it might have done his best. Situation
in 1984 is different to 2010.. Anyway the public or our netas should
engage in seriousness of the real issue of compensating gas victims.
no politics plz.

Arrest Arjun Singh
By: pramod | Friday , 11 Jun '10 15:30:29 PM

There is no doubt that the then Central govt was responsible for
giving smooth passage to Anderson instead of arresting him and
charging him . The then PM of india and CM of Madhya pradesh are
directly reponsible for this as they have let off a murderer who
should have been arrested and jailed . Arjun singh should be arrested
and taken to remand by the police so that the truth comes out and
justice is done for the 15000 people killed and lakhs of peoples who
are still suffering .

Explain how Anderson fled India
By: Pushpinder Singh Harsh | Friday , 11 Jun '10 15:29:11 PM

Nobody gives a damn for those who suffered. All these committees /
legal teams being set up are intended to mislead the public, for voter
mileage for various concerned parties. The process of fact finding did
not need 26 years incubation to mature. Why question NOW what the CBI
did, or did not do; or, why was Anderson allowed to leave the country?
Kabir addressed this long back when he spoke about "--- chiddiya chug
gaiye khet". In the intervening 26 years, Congress / NDA / UPA / Third
Front all ruled at the Centre, in their respective turns. What did any
of them do to expedite the process of justice, or to correct the
deliberate dilution of the case against the culprits? Morally, the
legal system and every Indian Politician are equally culpable in this
travesty of justice. Many a lawyers have moved PIL on various issues.
Not one found it necessary to similarly move courts on this issue, in
the last 26 years.

Why Now ?
By: Rajeev | Friday , 11 Jun '10 15:08:27 PM

This is the true color of Indian political system. 1. The game here is
how to hold on to the power without being accountable. 2. Engage in
all short of sledging to gain a political milage. 3. Become a
sycophant and should be able to stoop any low for the survival or to
hog on a position of power. 4. Should be able to change religion and
ready to worship those first families of Indian politics. 5 Having no
moral and ethical values always an added advantage. I am not sure why
Mr. Chief Minister has suddenly woke up from his slumber and suddenly
become active and showing his concerns for those unfortunate gas
victims. Court could not have punished them any more with the kind of
charges been framed by our super active agencies and it was known all
along. Does it really take 26 yrs to realize this??

By: Vaid S C K | Friday , 11 Jun '10 14:57:17 PM

During one political debate on TV, one great man from Lucknow informed
that whenever you go into rootcause of any problem confronting this
nation, you only find real culprit CONGRESS and none else. So, this
holds true again. People who support congress seem to me having either
false judging standard or having double character.

vote for bjp
By: charanjit | Friday , 11 Jun '10 16:33:56 PM

Nice way to put it. Why dont you just say "Vote for BJP". Who spend
their time muslim bashing instead of providing a good alternative.

Charanjit comment
By: mohan | Friday , 11 Jun '10 17:19:15 PM

Dear Chatanjit, who constructed quadriduplicate (4 lane road) through
out India, is it congress? It was our respected Shti.Ataliji. Who
connect all most all major metros, cities through out India. Why
congress was sleeping all these years.because of NDA, we areenjoying
all these facilities today. Not because of Congress. Tell me afzal
guru, still in jail.What about Ram Sethu?You will see , they will not
hang kasab. Please for the GOD sake, dont argue atleast for Congress.
The country is suffering for congress virous and its height of
minority appeasement policy. Am I right?

Yeah ..very nice Congress opposite of Progress
By: Manpj | Friday , 11 Jun '10 16:55:06 PM

Wow Charanjit..a true congie.. i.e. anti Indian. One more thing you
need to know. If Con is the Opposite of Pro, than Congress is the
opposite of Progress.

sill comparisions
By: Rishi | Friday , 11 Jun '10 17:26:10 PM

I think this muslim bogey people come up with each time some one
speakses of BJP is getting to be old and stale...grow up...bjp has
ruled for 5 yeas in a colation!!

Bhopal Gas Tragedy
By: nanik | Friday , 11 Jun '10 14:56:35 PM

I challange present cheif minister of Madya Pradesh Mr Shivraj Singh
Chouhan to resolve this issue within 1 year from today . lets us see
Mr Warren Anderson and responsible peoples are booked and bring back
to India . Regretfuly we have lot of good speakers , good politicains
but not good patriotic leaders , who realy love country and for them
country is above their own chair or party which they belong ,
unfortunatly all is big political mess . Mr Chief minister if you have
guts come on and challange by heart and do act honestly nothing is
dificult to acheive if you have heart for your own people , who have
given you this chair to serve them . if any minister own people are
suppose kidnapped how desperatly they became to make him release by
using full government machinary , here thousand of people have died
and it is proven fact , so why not book real culprits that is real
serving to mankind and country , lift yourself above politics . Take
blessings from real sufferes heart.

Bhopal gas victim
By: bas | Friday , 11 Jun '10 20:07:56 PM

Judicial symtem corruption delaying to serve justice is due to
corruption and moneypower used by the party who ruled India most of
the period since independace.It is not easy for anybody to change the
system overnight

there you go
By: Manoj | Friday , 11 Jun '10 16:51:32 PM

This is the bane of India that Congress has been misruling India for
over 5 decades and the likes of Naniks keep challenging the otherwise
nationalists. Atleast NDA had initiated the extradsition. Congress,
Its backers, media are not answering how they allowed Andersen to
flee( and how much they got?) but are asking the stupid question what
did NDA do? As if NDA was responsible for what happened 17-18 years
before.

Congress responsible
By: Swanand | Friday , 11 Jun '10 15:52:39 PM

Mr/Ms nanik please judge the matter before you express. Mr. Shivraj
chouhan can't resolve this issue in a year. All culprits ran away 26
years back with the help of congress party. Shivraj is just a CM of
the state and has no super-natural power to deal with past incidents
and also no legal power to deal with United States. It is the central
govt who can deal with US and the congress party and Sonia-Rahul-Arjun
who need to quit politics for being responsible for deaths of 20K
people.

reader comment
By: rohitchandavarker | Friday , 11 Jun '10 14:44:44 PM

The one time bete noire of the BJP,Arjun Singh seems to have got his
comeuppance & the BJP is likely to go hammer & tongs at this semi
retired Congressman.As is only to be expected from Congressmen,he has
enough skeletons in his cupboard & this is just one of them.Corruption
has always been the badge of honour for Congressmen & a lot more muck
is likely to come out,though very little of these shenanigans is going
to help the victims in any way.

arjun sure knows
By: harkirat joshi | Friday , 11 Jun '10 14:44:05 PM

if arjun singh is not guilty ,he sure knows the people who are,dead or
alive.after this tragic episode he was pulled out of the state and
appointed governor of the then troubled punjab.his sudden
departure,however, from his own state at that time is not quite
palatable.the veteran congress leader owes an explanation to the
nation,if not to himself.our leaders can do anything for their own
kids,but they find it pretty trying to open their mouths for the poor
and the kids of the poor

Arjun could have been hanged in Singapore
By: Mahendra | Friday , 11 Jun '10 14:34:59 PM

If one looks at most developed country in Singapore, the culprit in
Bhopal tragedy Anderson and person who allowed Anderson to escape
would have been hanged as per the laws and justice. However, in India
this bigotive Arjun Singh still enjoying life after Bhopal tragedy.
Finally, to all the folks who believe in Indian justice this is an
example of pathetic justice prevailing in India. Not only they take
atleast 15 to 25 years for judgment, but can also deliver disgusting
punishment to underline the sanctity of courts and Indian law. Wake up
media and wake up Indians!

Pm Sonia cannt wash of their hands They need to answer
By: Raman | Friday , 11 Jun '10 14:34:30 PM

Abhishek Singhvi who is the spokesperson of Congress is also the legal
representative of DOW Chemicals (the company that purchased Carbide).
Not only that, he is also a member of the committee that is supposed
to investigate the Bhopal incident. So on the one hand he is an
investigator, and on the other, he protects the legal interests of
DOW. It might be recalled that Singhvi is the personal confidant of
Sonia as he is representing her on the issue of the book written on
Sonia. So it seems that all transactions (whatever kind) between DOW
(Union Carbide) and Congress (the Gandhi family) is happening through
him. It has also been reported in the media that in the last 12
months, Singhvi has gone to St.Lucia 7 times. Incidentally, St.Lucia
allows you to keep money in their banks without disclosing anything,
much like Switzerland. Now if it is money matters for his visits,
whose money is it, and what is the source of earning?

Traitor party
By: Indi | Friday , 11 Jun '10 14:25:41 PM

Congress is for the criminals to the criminals and by the criminals.

Congress Goondas
By: vedam | Friday , 11 Jun '10 15:44:27 PM

Criminals are for the Congress, to the Congress and by the Congress

Apologies to Abraham Lincoln
By: Prasad | Friday , 11 Jun '10 17:34:40 PM

Government of the Congress, by the Congress, for the Congress, shall
not perish from India! Apologies to Abraham Lincoln

Corruption glore
By: BM | Friday , 11 Jun '10 14:14:36 PM

The Supreme Court was very fast to appoint a SIT to trap Mr. Modi but
is very quite in Bhopal case, why, because SC was responsible for a
corrupt decision and hob-nob with Congress ?

Corruption glore
By: Dwj | Friday , 11 Jun '10 17:23:21 PM
Excellent.

Welcome Mr Shivraj but your government is as guilty as others
By: raj | Friday , 11 Jun '10 14:13:37 PM

Mr Shivarj and pointedly BJP what did you do for so many years though
your government has been in out of power. Why are you making noise and
trying to grap attention when this poor people fought and got a
favourable ruling after 25 years. Are you fishing on dead people and
their children? Political parties ( congress and BJP ) Stay away and
just support the justice system.

Congress is the worst political party in the world
By: Himesh Reshmmiya | Friday , 11 Jun '10 15:58:00 PM

BJP neither set-up a panel nor investigated from scratch as the
investigation was in progress and the case was held in court. BJP does
not have habit of interfering constitutional bodies like courts,
governors, Padm-puraskars etc which the congress is making use of for
personal and gains of a family. Now since the verdict is out, it is
exposing the culprits. Had BJP made any interference in the case,
these culprits would have got good-name under 'political victim'.

Re: Raj
By: Avinash Baranwal | Friday , 11 Jun '10 15:45:09 PM

Yes...This a valid question to BJP as well. Actually is a national
issue...and it does not ends at Politicians and officers, it also
stops are us. Why we do not followed up this case and still we are not
following up many cases. Each Individual is relaxing(I am also not
exception) and asking others to do. Ofcourse, those in power have to
bear the major responsibility.

Bhopal Case
By: kannan | Friday , 11 Jun '10 14:01:46 PM

What is the use? Arjun Singh will say it was Narasimha Rao who ordered
this. Congress will say it was not the decision of its goveernment and
only individual decision of the PM. Narasimha Rao is no more and it
amkes all the more easy to manage. Press will do all its bit to black
out the news and divert the people to some other issue. People will
think this to be the fact. That is all. As long as we indians come out
of slavery attitude and go to the street for any right cause, our
country will remain like this.

Re: Kannan
By: Avinash Baranwal | Friday , 11 Jun '10 15:46:46 PM

This is India's pet game...Passing the bucks...Soccer of its own kind.
Jai ho!!!

It's wrong
By: rajaa | Friday , 11 Jun '10 15:36:35 PM

Rajeev was the PM when this tragedy happened and Anderson was let off
at that time . Narshima Rao was not the PM at that time . So get the
fact's right otherwise shut up.

Human Remains Minister
By: Kannan | Friday , 11 Jun '10 13:57:09 PM

The entire world knows that the former Human Remains Minister and the
former MP CM, Arjun Singh, took suitcases from UCIL. This faithful lap
dog of the dynasty will never say that he got the instructions from
Rajiv. So he should be subject to brain mapping and narco analysis to
extract the truth. Afterall, he should taste some of his own bitter
medicines!

Bhopal issue
By: mohan | Friday , 11 Jun '10 16:43:53 PM

You are absolutely right. he is great chmcah of Congress, the criminal
party of India. he will not disclose his name, who was PM of india at
that time.O ADMI KUTE PUCH HEI, WILL NOT CHANGE HIS COLOUR FOR HIS
MASTER

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/explain-how-anderson-fled-india-mp-cm-to-arjun/632542/0

Cong scrambles for cover on Anderson release, says only Arjun can
explain16 Comments | Post CommentLarger | Smaller Express news
service

New Delhi:

Pressure mounted on former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Arjun Singh
to reveal the circumstances under which his government released former
Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson shortly after his arrest in
December 1984 for the Bhopal gas leak disaster.

The Congress, which was in power both at the Centre and in Madhya
Pradesh at the time of the incident, today put the onus on the then
state government. Senior leaders like Digvijay Singh and R K Dhawan
also sought an answer from Arjun Singh.

This came even as a declassified CIA document, dated December 8, 1984,
indicated the role of the government of India in the release of
Anderson a day earlier.

“With Indian national elections just over two weeks away, both state
and Central government politicians are trying to deflect blame from
themselves to the subsidiary and to wring compensation from its parent
company. The Central government’s quick release of the Union Carbide
Chairman from house arrest yesterday, however, suggests that New Delhi
believes state officials were overly eager to score political points
against the company,” stated the declassified document.

P C Alexander, former Principal Secretary to Rajiv Gandhi, told The
Indian Express: “I do not know what happened. I learnt about it later.
But the decision to release him (Anderson) could not have been taken
without the Prime Minister and the state Chief Minister knowing. But I
am not aware who initiated the decision.”

Anderson’s name never came up when the Cabinet Committee on Political
Affairs (CCPA) met at 3 am on December 9 to discuss the Bhopal gas
leak. Arjun Singh had been invited to that meeting. There were two
parts of the discussion at the CCPA meeting — the first was about a
second tank since Bhopal was full of rumours that this was about to
explode; the second was whether there should be evacuation of
citizens.

Chemical expert Varadarajan presented his views at the CCPA meeting
stating that there was no need to tamper with the second tank and
“they will go and observe the symptoms”.

“Evacuation could have been very difficult and there was also this
issue of burial of those who had died, including Muslims,” said
Alexander.

But Congress spokesperson Jayanthi Natarajan, responding to a volley
of questions on the role of the then Rajiv Gandhi government in the
release of Anderson, said: “I categorically deny any involvement of
the Central government.”

Asked about party general secretary Digvijay Singh’s remarks on
Thursday that the decision to release Anderson could have been taken
under American pressure, which suggested that the Rajiv Gandhi
government had a role, Natarajan said, “There is no question of Rajiv
Gandhi government being implicated. Digvijay Singh has explained his
own statement. The question of Rajiv Gandhi government’s involvement
does not arise. Whatever facts that need to be further examined will
be examined by the Group of Ministers constituted by the government.”

In a damage-control exercise, Digvijay Singh said that he was unaware
of the developments at that time as he had resigned as Minister from
the Madhya Pradesh government and was campaigning for Lok Sabha
polls.

“In the statement itself, I had clarified that I was campaigning and
really don’t know the events which led to the bail and release of Mr
Anderson,” Singh said, adding that “people who can answer this” are
“Arjun Singhji, the then CM” as also Brahm Swaroop, the then Chief
Secretary of Madhya Pradesh, Moti Singh, the then Collector of Bhopal,
and Swaraj Puri, the then SP of Bhopal. He said Rajiv Gandhi had left
his campaign and visited Bhopal immediately, visiting the affected
areas and meeting the families of affected persons.

R K Dhawan said Arjun Singh was the “only person who can answer” how
Anderson left the country. The senior Congress leader said he did not
believe that Rajiv Gandhi would have known about the developments or
asked Arjun Singh to provide the aircraft to Anderson which flew him
out of Bhopal.

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Arun Singh and Bhopal tragedy
By: MOHAN DADDIKAR | Saturday , 12 Jun '10 15:58:15 PM

Everybody knows that Rajiv Gandhi had ordered the release of Anderson.
Arjun Singh, the most corrupt politician and sycophant of Gandhi-Nehru
dynassty simply obeyed the orders of his boss without considering the
immorality of it. In congress culture even the Cheif Minister of a
major state is nothing but s Sirpach of a small village as entire
power is concentrated in Gandhi dynasty.

Central govt is as guilty as the state.
By: YaduKumar | Saturday , 12 Jun '10 14:00:01 PM

I personally think, central govt is as guilty as the state govt in
allowing warren anderson to fly to america. If it was true that the
central govt had nothing in this connection, why there was no attempt
made by the central govt to rectify the mistake of the state govt and
bring back warren anderson to the country.

American pressure
By: Subbarayan | Saturday , 12 Jun '10 13:54:32 PM

Would the American government put pressure on a state government
rather than on the union govrnment for the release of one of its
citizens?

Proved guilty
By: A.Bhardwaj | Saturday , 12 Jun '10 13:18:11 PM

Now its beyond doubt clear that Rajiv Gandhi was behind Anderson's
flight from India. All those who blame BJP for releasing terrorists in
exchange with Indian hostages Must explain why Rajiv Gandhi allowed
Anderson to leave India?

Who was the Government at the time, since the Loksabha was dissolved?
By: Jamil Haq | Saturday , 12 Jun '10 12:07:11 PM

Rajiv was not the PM then, just Chief of the Indira Congress. It means
that whatever the deal that was struck with the Americans -- Ronald
Reagan, his Ambassador and the CIA, in order to set Anderson free in
direct contravention of the CrPC, it was done as the chief of the
party most likely to win, on the back of the sympathy wave. And of
course, the CM of the State of which Bhopal was capital, took his
orders from Rajiv Gandhi. The chain of high command brooked no
challenge, even as "I am in control" Pranabda stood effectively
sidelined.

Arjun Singh, Rajiv Gandhi and the Congress Party
By: Rajesh Vyas | Saturday , 12 Jun '10 11:14:51 AM

If the Congress leadership believes (AS IT OBVIOUSLY DOES ALL THE
TIME) that the Indian people are stupid and moronic, and are going to
buy the story of Arjun Singh acting independently on his own to
release Warren Anderson, they are very sorely mistaken. Every Child
knows that there is no bigger sycophant of Rajiv Gandhi and Gandhi
family than Arjun Singh. It is impossible to accept that only the
state government of Madhya Pradesh was involved in a tragedy of these
proportions and its aftermath. If this is indeed true, then Rajiv
Gandhi did not discharge his responsibilities towards the country and
abdicated. This deserves to be condemned on all counts. The fact of
the matter is---Rajiv ordered Arjun Singh to treat Anderson with
KIDS'Gloves and make escape of Anderson possible.The court jester
(READ ARJUN SINGH) of Rajiv Gandhi just complied and obeyed the orders
of Rajiv Gandhi. Arjun Singh is/was an incapable man who could rise
only due to sycophancy towards the Gandhis.

BARKIS IS WILLING
By: B.V.SHENOY | Saturday , 12 Jun '10 10:57:41 AM

It is quite evident that there is a huge and as yet successful cover-
up effort to see that the fire engulfing the congress party doesn't
reach the persona of Rajiv Gandhi at any cost. Arjun Singh is the fall
guy and for all intent, Barkis Is Willing.

Congress dont have to defend and hide - what it did was in the
interest of the nation
By: raj | Saturday , 12 Jun '10 10:39:45 AM

Let us walk back 25 years ago. This shocking incident happened. I
believe i was 10 std and was watching and seeing this horror story. I
was devastated to see so many deaths at that age. But if we see what
the country had to offer , we did not have anything. We where amongst
the pack of nations making big noises in the name if NAM etc. We were
expecting help in every sphere of life from outside though we touted
to be great. Only now we have found a new self worth with the tireless
sacrifices and hard working of new generation. The political leaders
are all cashing in that from International to local businesses. Now we
have a strong voice. Now we can twist things and demand what we want.
But those days we had no choice. So the government at that time did
what was best for the country. Look at BP oil spill and war of words
between Mr Obama and British press. But the most powerful president
will not arrest BP chairmen for a show and he cannot.
Surat India
By: KK | Saturday , 12 Jun '10 10:17:14 AM

Honorable Arjun Singh's reply will if at all, confirm Congress stand
that Rajiv Gandhi was innocent. Arjun has to prove his LOYALTY and
ENSURE his FAMILY gets respectable placement. He is an old man, this
is least he can do for his future generation. And how can anyone drag
Rajiv Gandhi in the scam, as Dhavan has loyally pointed out. It is
supposed to be a state matter - citizens who died were living in
Bhopal, MP. And PM's have a whole country to look about. What if the
disaster was the worst of it's kind. Delhi was still far away then, as
it is today, irrespective of the ruling party. Indian Citizens are the
cheapest commodity available in the world - for sacrifice - a
collateral damage if you would say, for profits of those who are LOYAL
to RULING ELITE.

If the Rajiv Gandhi as PM is not involved in the release of Anderson
what was he doing as PM?
By: Ayyappa | Saturday , 12 Jun '10 10:16:46 AM

An industrial accident of this magnitude happened in Bhopal and the
notorious Rajiv Gandhi (if) not involved in the release of arrested
CEO of company, then what was he doing as PM of this country? Does
congress sychophants think Indians are fools? Dont try to hide an
elephant in the rice cooker. Who ever involved I can guess crores of
money or perhaps American dollars changed hand. The HRD minister
(guess who? the ex CM of Bhopal) was charging 1 crore for giving
Autonomus universsity status to any crap college as human resource
minister in the earlier congress ministry. This is the maha Congress
track record. See south Korea in 40 years where are they and where are
we after 65 years.Keep voting for the hand symbol.

Suit cases are more important
By: Kannan | Saturday , 12 Jun '10 10:03:15 AM

The entire world knows that the former Human Remains Minister and the
former MP CM, Arjun Singh, took suitcases from UCIL. This faithful lap
dog of the dynasty will never say that he got the instructions from
Rajiv (who was appointed as the PM of India by Zail Singh at that
time). So Arjun should be subject to brain mapping and narco analysis
to extract the truth. Afterall, he should taste some of his own bitter
medicines!

Mr. Modi or Mr.Rajiv -Who is the man eater Mr. Singhvi and Mrs
Natarajan?
By: Rajesh | Saturday , 12 Jun '10 8:44:24 AM

Congress had done that and is doing ....but we have a Modi and
BJP ..let the media and so called intellectuals to blame them...and
govt may put balls of secularism to the victim's mouth.

arrest arun sing
By: sai | Saturday , 12 Jun '10 8:36:36 AM
hp goverment must arrest arjun singh to find out the truth

Proved Guilty
By: Apoorva Bhardwaj | Saturday , 12 Jun '10 8:19:11 AM

Now all those who blame BJP Govt. for releasing terrorists in exchange
of hostages have no face to show. It is beyond any doubt that Rajiv
Gandhi was behaind release of Anderson, any amount of denials or
clarification will not wipe this truth from slate. Its high time Sonia
Gandhi apologies for role of her husband for participating in the
crime.

R.K.Dhavan so called PA to Indira or rather NehruGandhi Family!
By: Changiz Khan | Saturday , 12 Jun '10 8:13:57 AM

Between Arjunsing and RKDEhawan and Digvijaysing one must accept what
Alexder has said ascribing knowledge to Rajiv Gandhi and therefore to
Sonia and Rahul about Anderson's plot toescapeith their help.Dhavan is
a discredited person and so also Digviviyaysing.Will Dhavan come out
with the exploits of Indira with Narendra Brahamachart and others at
Janpath past Midnight! She could not be dicussing politics in the
recess of bedrooms of Sonia!The fact that Dhavan was denied entry in
the Court of Rajiv and Sonia!He was restored some benefits after
heassured to keep silennt about the exploits of Nehru Gandhi Family
where noithingf moved without their knowledge andconsent~

A Madison Avenue Killing for the Elections Campaign?! Oh Bhopal
By: Arun Gondhale | Saturday , 12 Jun '10 8:13:25 AM

Those were Camelot days in Delhi. RG, with Arun Nehru, Arjun Singh,
Amitabh Bhachhan (with Bhopali Bahu) in tow! India made a spectacular
right turn from the IG-NAM politics, and more of the westward-ho
ensued. Gradually, the 'foreign-hand' insurgencies were permitted to
run cold, RG and his 'boys', the knights in shining armour taking
credit for it all. No more 'Kanishkas' in a long, long while, at least
until people's pressure began to tell on the ambitions of Indian
politicians once again. There were many sops and freebies, to the
emergence of the grand Indian middle classes, benumbed with rich,
fanciful toys and playthings. It was a perfect Hollywood-Madison
Avenue scripted game plan that continues to this day. Eventually,
Pakistan too has got 'factored in', and how! Post-9/11, that is. And
the poor of Bhopal, yes, let them eat the Swiss cheese.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/cong-scrambles-for-cover-on-anderson-release-says-only-arjun-can-explain/632929/0

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"sarvanaashesamutpanne ardhamtyajatipaNditah,"

Sanskrit: When total destruction/defeat is imminent, wise/pundit,
surrenders the half, (as optimum/right price of survival).

"sar salaamat to pagadi pachaas."

Hindu saying: Keep your head, one can buy several hats/pagadis later.

This Bhopal tragedy cum Warren Anderson juicy affair is getting
curiouser and curiouser, every moment.
The usual and sundry politicians, usually of saffron kinds, are
huffing and puffing, pointing their
wagging accusing fingers, fingering Congress party functionaries, both
alive and dead, pontificating and deficating in public
as usual.

It is a sad affair and I would rather public opinion be informed,
rather than inflamed by inane animous.

I think that errors were made in leting Warren Anderson leave the
country. These arrors of omissions and comissions are pardonable
under the circumstances, extraorinary in nature, judging from scanty
information made available in Indian press reports.

To stop this witch hunt, Warren Anderson's head on a silver platter,
to please awaiting blood thirsty Hindu hyenas, I recommend
wise counsel, as stated above.

Crisis manager confirms: Arjun ordered release, at Rajiv behest25
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Tags : Warren Anderson, US

Posted: Fri Jun 11 2010, 01:14 hrs

New Delhi/Bhopal:

Filling in some crucial blanks in the Warren Anderson affair after
senior Congress leaders made certain references to US pressure and the
Centre’s involvement, the only surviving Secretary-level officer from
those present at the Madhya Pradesh Chief Secretary’s all-critical
meeting on December 7, 1984 today confirmed that the orders did come
from then Chief Minister Arjun Singh, but added that he was acting at
the behest of then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

R C Jain, who was Agriculture Secretary in the MP government at the
time of the gas leak incident, disclosed this while sharing his
account for the first time after the controversy erupted afresh
following the Bhopal case verdict.

“Although Mr Arjun Singh had given directions to the Chief Secretary,
he was acting under the directions of Rajiv Gandhi who, in turn, was
under pressure from the highest levels in the US government,” Jain
told The Indian Express.

Arjun Singh has so far not spoken on what led to the release of
Anderson.

Jain was part of the core group formed immediately after the tragedy,
which met each morning at 10 am in then Chief Secretary Brahma
Swaroop’s office. Others in the group included Additional Chief
Secretary M S Singh Deo and Environment Secretary A N Verma.

Within half-an-hour of the start of the meeting on December 7, 1984,
Jain recalls that Bhopal District Magistrate Moti Singh and
Superintendent of Police Swaraj Puri rushed in to inform that they had
arrested Anderson who had arrived by an Indian Airlines flight in the
morning.

The two also apparently said they had informed Arjun Singh who had
left for a political rally somewhere in western Madhya Pradesh.

When contacted, Moti Singh claimed that the instructions for the
arrest had also come from the CM. But this was not known to Swaroop,
who heard about it for the first time on December 7 morning in the
presence of his three senior colleagues.

According to Jain, Swaroop asked the DM and SP to continue with the
requisite legal proceedings after Puri said that Anderson had been
lodged in a Union Carbide guest house on Shyamla Hills.

After an hour, as the core committee continued with its meeting, Arjun
Singh called up Swaroop from the place he was holding a rally.
According to what Swaroop shared with his colleagues later, Rajiv
Gandhi was also present at that rally.

But at that time, the CM told Swaroop that while the arrest showed
good initiative, Anderson had to be released at the earliest. Swaroop
conveyed it was impossible to do so but, as he told his colleagues
later, the CM’s orders were to “find a way to do so”.

Again, the DM and the SP were called to the meeting and were asked to
find a way to release Anderson. They first expressed inability to do
so and, therefore, the Law Secretary was called in. He too argued that
this was not possible after the police had pressed charges against
Anderson.

Around 1 pm, Arjun Singh again called up the Chief Secretary for an
update. And here again, according to what Swaroop shared with his
colleagues soon after the conversation, the CM was insistent and said
he had to give a “compliance report to Rajiv Gandhi”. Later, Swaroop
informed the core group members that Singh had even told him to
arrange for a state government plane to transport him to Delhi upon
release.

At that stage, the SP took the DM away and both discussed the matter.
They returned and informed the group that they had found a way to
carry out Singh’s orders. Thereafter, the orders were carried out.
Additional Secretary M S Singh Deo, who was considered close to Arjun
Singh, is said to have met the CM the next day after he returned from
the rally. It was he who then disclosed to his colleagues that Rajiv
Gandhi had told Singh after US President Ronald Reagan had personally
intervened in the matter.

Moti Singh, on his part, still maintains that he was not aware on
whose instructions the Chief Secretary gave the orders. “Around 2 pm,
I got a call from Chief Secretary Brahma Swaroop asking us to reach
his office where we were told to release Anderson. I am not sure whose
orders the Chief Secretary was following.”

He claimed the Chief Secretary always “used to play safe” and would
have done so only after taking a legal opinion. “He always used to
play safe and would not have liked his decision being questioned.”

According to him, Arjun Singh had met him in the morning before
leaving for the rally and had given the green signal for the arrest.
Asked about the allegation levelled by Roop Swaroop, a relative of the
deceased Chief Secretary, that the DM was an Arjun Singh man and was
trying to save him, Moti Singh said: “It was Arjun Singh who ordered
the arrest in the first place.”

Meanwhile, then Director Aviation R C Sodhi said a state government
plane could never have left without the CM’s clearance. He said he had
received a call from the CM’s secretariat asking for the plane to be
kept ready. Hasan Ali, who piloted the plane, said it took him an hour
and 35 minutes to reach Delhi where an Ambassador car came to the
tarmac to receive the passenger. He claimed that he was never told
about the identity of the passenger he was to fly.

Comments

25 Comments |

Remedy?
By: Bimal Gupta | Sunday , 13 Jun '10 14:29:01 PM

The scars are deep and its hurting now.Shekhar Gupta is a veteran
journalist.He could not have been serious in his recent article.It
sounded as if he was trying to justify what happened.PMO took the
decision.Look at how smoothly the whole Anderson "Great Escape"
happened.No CM has the power or jurisdiction to do so.Arjun Singh will
be the scape goat as no one takes RG's name in vain.NO point in
blaming the officials that time as the directive from the PMO cannot
be ignored.1984 being extraordinary or not ..People DIED and that to
25000 of them.24 hour media(thanks to them n those who scream of
"media trial" can be blamed for 26 years delay)few human rights org
are fighting for us.The entire Opposition is quiet.They walked out on
the budget day for proposed fuel hike..whats wrong now??is money so
important to the people whom we elected that if it is not involved
they will not do anything??Hit the streets.Go after Anderson,Ex
Justice Ahmadi and whoever is responsible..u'll get support.

Shame
By: Ajay | Friday , 11 Jun '10 20:37:25 PM

There are five thousand deaths, and yet these stupid idiots were busy
with their political rally. Not only did they release this guy, they
had a state government plane drop him off threat to india

By: nitu | Friday , 11 Jun '10 17:11:00 PM

these are the real terrorist..... and we had given power to these
people to run our country... To catch Bin laden USA is asking whole
world to support him and much bigger terrorist Anderson is present in
his counrty than why he is not ready to hand him over to India... This
is called double standard of USA. We should raise this question at UNO
and ask for Justice for Indians. Rajiv could not have done it !!!

By: M.L.Gupta | Friday , 11 Jun '10 15:15:16 PM

Can't believe Rajiv Gandhi could have done it. It is the mind of the
"fixers", operating for long in the PMO, who also took the decision of
clamping emergency on the nation and imposing it on Indira Gandhi, who
also decided to launch Operation Blue Star but successfully
transferred the blame onto Indira Gandhi alone and who are now pushing
military action in the red corridor/the civil nuclear deal/
unreasonable price rise/caste census etc.For a few gold coins, you can
find hundreds of Jaichands and Mir Zafars! For a few more, you can
find the highest to sing praises of them for modernising India,
empowering India, globalizing India. India has been divided for ever.
Indians have been cast into perennial paupers. So promised rice @ Rs3/-
a kg and wheat at less than that. Hungry people can be made to kill
each other for food or water. Right time to proselytise. The gems form
the pretence of public service, while proselytisation goes on slowly.
Wake up India or be colonized again! INDIA REDUCED TO A BANANA
REPUBLIC
By: B.V.SHENOY | Friday , 11 Jun '10 14:54:00 PM

By allowing himself to be arm-twisted by Ronald Reagan, Rajiv Gandhi
brought our country down to the level of banana republics. He could
have thrown the time honoured line at Reagan:"the law will take its
own course" and for once he would have been proved right and also
prophetic. Rajiv Gandhi has also shown, so early in his prime
ministership, that he was a chip of the old block and that he could be
influenced by mere phone calls to take whimsical actions of far
reaching importance, which trait he retained throughout the rest of
his short life. Bad Luck OF N ation

By: Chetan Chudasama | Friday , 11 Jun '10 13:46:30 PM

It is our bad luck that which type of leaders e got after freedom.For
money they can sell country.Those who helped Dawood Ibrahim to be
escaped are in ministry today.Party who allowed Mr. Enderson to run
away is ruling party now.The murderer like Mr. Shibu Shoren can become
chief minister .Congress should give answer to nation for this big
'Dhauka'. Gandhi's (so called) are gods to congress workers please
dont hurt their sentiments

By: Raghu | Friday , 11 Jun '10 11:17:29 AM

God Rajeev told Arjuna atma is neither killed nor destroyed its only
the bodies of people which got killed so let them go. All atma's are
safe. You shall enjoy our patronage for ages to come do as i say and
hte humble man had to oblige. Remove Congress From Power

By: R Shah | Friday , 11 Jun '10 11:01:41 AM

Since independance Congress has done thousands of scandales only for
their own interest. All media is being working under COngress and
covering there frouds. This is the high time public should do mass
agitation to throw Congress from Power for about 20 years. Prople
should boycott all Congress functions all over India does all this
blame game give relief to victims?

By: u.k.shyamsundar | Friday , 11 Jun '10 10:58:23 AM

country should learn to look forward .. past happenings can not be
undone by any amount of apology by the then guilty! let all our
energies now be focussed on getting much more compensation from dow
chemicals by putting political / diplomatic pressure on US lawmakers
(i understand that our original demand was US$1.0 billion, but later
compromised for a much lower sum.. what a shame!) Of Course They Paid
in FullBy: c. jaichand | Saturday , 12 Jun '10 8:46:24 AM Reply |
Forward The rest was deposited in the 'Lotus' account in Switzerland!
The Americans are honourable men, after all! They take such good care
of their own, right? It is all about corruptionBy: Samyek | Friday ,
11 Jun '10 10:27:55 AM Reply | Forward This is how various criminals
get away in India bypassing the law of the land! Next123

Remedy?
By: Bimal Gupta | Sunday , 13 Jun '10 14:29:01 PM

The scars are deep and its hurting now.Shekhar Gupta is a veteran
journalist.He could not have been serious in his recent article.It
sounded as if he was trying to justify what happened.PMO took the
decision.Look at how smoothly the whole Anderson "Great Escape"
happened.No CM has the power or jurisdiction to do so.Arjun Singh will
be the scape goat as no one takes RG's name in vain.NO point in
blaming the officials that time as the directive from the PMO cannot
be ignored.1984 being extraordinary or not ..People DIED and that to
25000 of them.24 hour media(thanks to them n those who scream of
"media trial" can be blamed for 26 years delay)few human rights org
are fighting for us.The entire Opposition is quiet.They walked out on
the budget day for proposed fuel hike..whats wrong now??is money so
important to the people whom we elected that if it is not involved
they will not do anything??Hit the streets.Go after Anderson,Ex
Justice Ahmadi and whoever is responsible..u'll get support.

Shame
By: Ajay | Friday , 11 Jun '10 20:37:25 PM

There are five thousand deaths, and yet these stupid idiots were busy
with their political rally. Not only did they release this guy, they
had a state government plane drop him off

threat to india
By: nitu | Friday , 11 Jun '10 17:11:00 PM

these are the real terrorist..... and we had given power to these
people to run our country... To catch Bin laden USA is asking whole
world to support him and much bigger terrorist Anderson is present in
his counrty than why he is not ready to hand him over to India... This
is called double standard of USA. We should raise this question at UNO
and ask for Justice for Indians.

Rajiv could not have done it !!!
By: M.L.Gupta | Friday , 11 Jun '10 15:15:16 PM

Can't believe Rajiv Gandhi could have done it. It is the mind of the
"fixers", operating for long in the PMO, who also took the decision of
clamping emergency on the nation and imposing it on Indira Gandhi, who
also decided to launch Operation Blue Star but successfully
transferred the blame onto Indira Gandhi alone and who are now pushing
military action in the red corridor/the civil nuclear deal/
unreasonable price rise/caste census etc.For a few gold coins, you can
find hundreds of Jaichands and Mir Zafars! For a few more, you can
find the highest to sing praises of them for modernising India,
empowering India, globalizing India. India has been divided for ever.
Indians have been cast into perennial paupers. So promised rice @ Rs3/-
a kg and wheat at less than that. Hungry people can be made to kill
each other for food or water. Right time to proselytise. The gems form
the pretence of public service, while proselytisation goes on slowly.
Wake up India or be colonized again!

INDIA REDUCED TO A BANANA REPUBLIC
By: B.V.SHENOY | Friday , 11 Jun '10 14:54:00 PM

By allowing himself to be arm-twisted by Ronald Reagan, Rajiv Gandhi
brought our country down to the level of banana republics. He could
have thrown the time honoured line at Reagan:"the law will take its
own course" and for once he would have been proved right and also
prophetic. Rajiv Gandhi has also shown, so early in his prime
ministership, that he was a chip of the old block and that he could be
influenced by mere phone calls to take whimsical actions of far
reaching importance, which trait he retained throughout the rest of
his short life.

Bad Luck OF N ation
By: Chetan Chudasama | Friday , 11 Jun '10 13:46:30 PM

It is our bad luck that which type of leaders e got after freedom.For
money they can sell country.Those who helped Dawood Ibrahim to be
escaped are in ministry today.Party who allowed Mr. Enderson to run
away is ruling party now.The murderer like Mr. Shibu Shoren can become
chief minister .Congress should give answer to nation for this big
'Dhauka'.

Gandhi's (so called) are gods to congress workers please dont hurt
their sentiments
By: Raghu | Friday , 11 Jun '10 11:17:29 AM

God Rajeev told Arjuna atma is neither killed nor destroyed its only
the bodies of people which got killed so let them go. All atma's are
safe. You shall enjoy our patronage for ages to come do as i say and
hte humble man had to oblige.

Remove Congress From Power
By: R Shah | Friday , 11 Jun '10 11:01:41 AM

Since independance Congress has done thousands of scandales only for
their own interest. All media is being working under COngress and
covering there frouds. This is the high time public should do mass
agitation to throw Congress from Power for about 20 years. Prople
should boycott all Congress functions all over India

does all this blame game give relief to victims?
By: u.k.shyamsundar | Friday , 11 Jun '10 10:58:23 AM

country should learn to look forward .. past happenings can not be
undone by any amount of apology by the then guilty! let all our
energies now be focussed on getting much more compensation from dow
chemicals by putting political / diplomatic pressure on US lawmakers
(i understand that our original demand was US$1.0 billion, but later
compromised for a much lower sum.. what a shame!)

Of Course They Paid in Full
By: c. jaichand | Saturday , 12 Jun '10 8:46:24 AM

The rest was deposited in the 'Lotus' account in Switzerland! The
Americans are honourable men, after all! They take such good care of
their own, right?

It is all about corruption
By: Samyek | Friday , 11 Jun '10 10:27:55 AM

This is how various criminals get away in India bypassing the law of
the land!

For gods sake come out with the truth
By: M.K.B.Nambiar | Friday , 11 Jun '10 9:50:45 AM

The Anderson affair is getting curiouser and curiouser every day with
the media coming out with the different versions.One thing is sure.Mr
Arjun Singh will never dare to release a man much less a foreigner
posthaste and transport him as VIP in his private aircraft without
orders from above.So Mr Arjun Singh for gods sake reveal the truth and
put a stop to al ind of rumurs

Complete hand in glove - Congress
By: Uday Chopda | Friday , 11 Jun '10 9:47:09 AM

Fine now also find out how and who all helped him fly from New Delhi
to US..no media is atlking about..may be for fear of congress party

Gas Verdict
By: Neeraj Malhotra | Friday , 11 Jun '10 9:26:42 AM

Well, it is becoming clear after 26 Years that once again the "The
Gandhis" are involved in this mass murder. The way our Law and even
media works nothing will happen to Gandhis, despite Sikh Roits,
Bofors, Kashmir Issue, North East Problems, LTTE and now Bhopal (these
are known to us) there must be scores of such scams under their belt.
The Gandh's are becoming an embarrasment to the nation. Its high time
that We the people should wake up and ask Gandhis and Congress to be
responsible or they should just move of indian politics.

Arju Rajiv Election Rally
By: vicharak | Friday , 11 Jun '10 9:25:00 AM

The election rally referred to in your report perhaps was the election
meeting held at Pologround in Indore in the afternoon. Your can check
this from your archives. The meeting was addressed by Rajiv Gandhi and
Arjunsingh. References to Bhopal tragedy including release of Anderson
were perhaps also made either during the meeting or press conference
thereafter.

Ex-PM helped Anderson flee India
By: Ram | Friday , 11 Jun '10 8:30:34 AM

The Ex-PM responsible for Anderson escape from the judicial procedures
related to the Bhopal disaster is a naive person and not ready for PM-
ship at that time. Circumstances forced him to become PM by default.
The force behind the Ex-PM's action was none other than the current
chairman of the NAC.

THE "GREAT ESCAPE"
By: M S VAISHNAV | Friday , 11 Jun '10 8:08:23 AM

OUR MEDIA IS FASTER THAN OUR GOVT IN GETTING REQUISITE DETAILS LEADING
TO'GREAT ESCAPE'! AS USUAL, GOVT WILL REFUTE ALL THESE AND THEREFORE E-
GOM HAS BEEN CONSTITUDED TO DO THE 'COVER UP' JOB ! WHY NOT WHEN ONE
OF OUR BHARAT RATNA DECORATED YOUN PM NAME APPEARS INVOLVED !THAT TOO
A GANDHI FAMILY PROTEGE . IN GUJARATI IDIOMATIC LANGUAGE --IT IS A
CASE OF "MOSHALE VIVAH ANE MA PISASANE" ! WE CAN EASILY PREDICT THE
OUTCOME OF 'EFFORTS' OF E-GOM !! QUOTROCHI CASE WILL BE REENACTED ?

Are we a nation?
By: V.S.Malhotra | Friday , 11 Jun '10 8:06:31 AM

A very disgusting and a dangerous picture which is beginning to open
up! On who can the people of India now depend for their safety? Is
there somebody who the people of India can look upto for guidance?

Rajib has 3 hats to wear-5000 Sikh Masacre, 700,000 Bhopal Victim and
Bofors
By: Anirban Ghosh | Friday , 11 Jun '10 8:06:05 AM

Thanks you the IE for not behaving partisan like NDTV or Barkha Dutta.
Rajiv Gandhi now has 3 hats to wear - Massacre of 5000 Sikhs in Delhi,
Bhopal and Bofors.

How committed are our civil servants !
By: Gopal | Friday , 11 Jun '10 7:46:36 AM

Now every bureaucrat comes out and says that they acted on pressure
from Arjun Singh/chief secretary. These bundles of officers derserve
to be made to testify before a court as to why they obeyed these
unreasonable orders. Even if one of them had come out openly against
those shielding the culprits, they have done justice to their IAS
positions etc. Look at the District Magistrate who now deposes in
public. These civil servants owe their existence to their political
masters and not to the welfare of the people. How a crime of such a
great magnitude got swept under the carpet of political oppurtunism ?
These people do not seem to have an iota of conscience. An FIR should
be lodged immediately against Arjun and he should be put behind bars.
The Cong cannot distance itself from this betrayal of the nation.Even
if Rajiv Gandhi was instrumental, the case should be reopened in the
light of emerging facts after the verdict. What a shame on this
country !

Value of an Indian's life
By: ramu | Friday , 11 Jun '10 7:38:53 AM

I have always felt, and it is now confirmed that, according to our
politicians - the value of an Indian's life - has for long been a big
zero. I am sorry to hear - even for the worse, that Rajiv Gandhi has
done such a big disservice to the country. It is high time that
Congress is stripped out of power. Indians will NEVER be safe under
their governance. See the way thay have been handling the naxal
problem, hanging of Afzal guru etc. - they are more worried about
their vote bank than anything else. They are concerned more about Modi
baiting and getting vote through cheap publicity - such as allowing
women to go scot free drinking dancing and pubbing... A very sorry
state of affairs.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/crisis-manager-confirms-arjun-ordered-release-at-rajiv-behest/632365/0

...and I am Sid Harth

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I love M J Akbar. I am his fan.

Enough said about my personal feelings about M J Akbar.

1984, the year of Bhopal tragedy, was as dead as the the year of Babri
Masjid tragedy, as dead as Bombay bomb blasts aftermath mayhem
tragedy, as dead as Godhra massacre tragedy.

Let us not forget the Sikh massacre tragedy after Indira Gandhi
assassination. Tragedies all and blots, indelible blots on humanity.
Injustice, communalism and
whatever catchphrases you prefer to call them. Life goes on.

Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa and a prisoner of
apathetic, Apartheid white supremacist, racist government, convinced
the bloodthirsty black majority
that seeking justice for the past human rights violations and
atrocities committed is an anathema. What was needed was an
acknowledgment for public records. The Truth Commission, just did
that.

The objective was noble and it succeeded in calming the situation.
South Africa chose wisdom over vengeance.

In this glorious year of the lord, 2010, bloodthirsty Indians, justice
seekers and just about anyone who can spare a minute or two to comment
on injustice over Bhopal trgedy must stop and think about the
consequences of their war cries.

More delays, more anger, more armchair political and philosophical
discourses, more verbal diarrhea, more dogmatic anti-American
propaganda.

Present Indo-American relations may be affected negatively and the
future of average Indians would be jeopardized permanently.

Take a pick.
'Justice' for Bhopal is just political farceM J Akbar, 13 June 2010,
05:38 AM IST
Cynicism is never irrational. The irrational, often wrong, sometimes
right, are impelled by instinct, heart or even conscience. Cynics are
morality-proof. They prefer data to truth.

Delhi has set the gold standard for cynicism. It operates on four
axioms: public memory is a dwarf; anger is effervescent; media can be
massaged at the appropriate moment; any public crisis can be assuaged
with crumbs, while the promotion of private interests continues off-
screen.

Jairam Ramesh’s promise of a Green Tribunal in Bhopal is a classical
instance of a crumb dipped in the pickle of hypocrisy. Where was this
or any other tribunal in the last 26 years when the dead, the deformed
and blind babies and the stillborn fetuses were a reminder that
justice must be done? Or is this tribunal meant for the next onslaught
by the dogs of chemical war upon the sleeping slums of Bhopal? Who was
Veerappa Moily trying to fool when he claimed that the case against
Warren Anderson had not been closed? Why doesn’t he keep the case open
for a few more years, until God closes the chapter by taking Anderson
away to whichever destination has been allotted to the butcher of
Bhopal? A Group of Ministers has been appointed — merely to buy time
until the return of amnesia.

The true Bhopal verdict was delivered within four days of the tragedy,
in December 1984, not on June 7, 2010, when Anderson was smuggled out
of Bhopal on a state government aircraft and then put on a plane to
America. Since then we have witnessed a pretend-justice farce played
out by government, police and the judiciary, including the Supreme
Court. The last is most culpable, since we hold a Chief Justice of
India like A M Ahmadi to higher standards of probity than we do
politicians or policemen. Ahmadi got his proper thank you note after
he retired.

Chief judicial magistrate Mohan Tiwari’s judgment served only one
useful purpose. The sheer scale of its magnanimity towards the accused
lit a fuse under the volcano of collective guilt. The lava is spewing
from myriad crevices, scorching and burning many-layered masks that
have hidden deceit for a generation. As memories were stoked,
officials, some perhaps frustrated by the fact that their silence had
not been rewarded, revealed how successive governments had intervened
to slow down the judicial process and sabotage any chance of
Anderson’s extradition. Union Carbide and its collaborators, including
Indians of course, have sustained themselves with a lie, that it was
an Indian disaster since the plant was built and run by Indians. The
design is an exact replica of an American plant, and an American who
was terrified of being tried in India was in charge of management.

The political establishment assumed that June 7 would be just another
day in a long calendar, possibly punctuated by an occasional, futile
scream. The court was fortified, and entry denied to petitioners,
victims and media. My one memory of this courtroom, gleaned from
television, shall be of the smug grin of an obese policemen laughing
at two old women, their faces contorted by rage and frustration, who
knew that the system which had stolen their lives had also cheated
their children in death.

Trust me: if thousands of politicians, or their cousins, the nouveau
riche, had died on that apocalyptic night in Bhopal, Anderson would
still be in an Indian prison, rather than in America, protected by his
company, and the company that his company keeps. But only the poor
died in Bhopal. We treat our poor as dispensable chattel whose death
is meaningless in the economic calculus, since there is no shortage of
supply. Bhopal is class war.

Is it surprising — or not? — that while even the Obama administration
jumped in with some gratuitous advice, Dr Manmohan Singh had nothing
to say? Perhaps the Prime Minister would have been repetitive. In
essence, the signal from Washington and Delhi is the same: forget the
dead, get on with multinational life.

Barack Obama was not elected to ensure justice for the Indian victim.
He is in the White House to protect American business, and defend the
two-laws theory that motivates American international relations,
whether in war or peace. When 11 American workers were killed in an
oil rig blow-up in the Gulf of Mexico, Washington demanded $1.5
billion from BP. Nearly 20,000 dead in Bhopal, half a million
affected, and the total compensation is $470 million. Do the math.
Obama has promised to penalize BP for the current oil spill to the
extent of many billions of dollars. Magistrate Manoj Tiwari wants only
Rs 5 lakh as reparation from Carbide for mass slaughter.

When Exxon was fined $5 billion for the Alaska oil spill, nearly
$40,000 was spent on the rehabilitation of every affected sea otter.
The victims of Bhopal are, so far, entitled to $200 each.
Don’t do the math. It may turn you into a cynic.

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M A RAZZAK says:

June 13,2010 at 12:02 PM IST

M J Akbar is right when he says that Barack Obama was not elected to
ensure justice for the Indian victim, but atleast Manmohan Singh is
elected to ensure justice for Indians. Our PM silence on this issue is
defining and may lead for Congress rout in future. Shame on Congress,
Judiciary, and PM for letting Bhopal vicitims and India down. Take a
leaf from US as they defend citizens who are criminals, but we don't
have guts to defened our tragic victims who are suffering from last 25
years.

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gaurav says:

June 13,2010 at 12:15 PM IST

But arent most Indians already cynics?

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Saurabh Rauniyar says:

June 13,2010 at 12:55 PM IST

big joke...d govt which let off UCIL/DOW has now formed a EGOM...why
dey don't go for independent probe by capable professionals...may be
to protect our beloved Nehru/Gandhi Family...praying for d day when
AAM AADMI will wake up to der misery...

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v.k. vohra says:

June 13,2010 at 01:01 PM IST

Dear Mr. Akbar, I watching the other day your talk show. Do not
remember which one since there are so many these days on the the
Bhopal gas tragedy. Where were you and other journalists all these
years? News channels are making money in advts and it is nothing more.
If the news channels would have come this heavy on the administration,
the result would have been different. It does not apply that the news
channels are not doing any good, but end of the month they have to pay
the salaries!!!
Every person living in MP knows what good the congress and the present
governments did and are doing. All are nacked in the Hammam. Congress
and BJP both are involved in this case but it is very sad that our
politicians, after corrupting the police, have also corrupted the
judiciary as well.
Now that the news channels have taken it so strongly, it should not be
left halfway.

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Atma Gandhi says:

June 13,2010 at 01:02 PM IST

Start a online compaign. Provide info, data & photos and ask NRIs &
residents to post them repeatedly in Western media. Something good may
come for poor victims.

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BM says:

June 13,2010 at 01:04 PM IST

Butchers of Bhopal are Congressis. But the same people will again vote
Congress in 2014, it is the magic of white skin and criminally corrupt
Congressis. Manmohan Singh will speak when ordered and "madam" will
just wait it out. News is already vanishing from the media. We got our
steam out and now back to abnormal.

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Sanjay Nakate says:

June 13,2010 at 01:37 PM IST

Our India is great for talking only. But our government has no option
of eating scrap food from the plate of USA. Our government donot want
to check the options also. And thats why we are lagging behind @
International

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manish says:

June 13,2010 at 02:02 PM IST

The growth of indian politics is stunted yet, it needed growth hormone
to catalyze it. India must come out of this leziness or who cares?

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Hanif Mohammed says:

June 13,2010 at 02:03 PM IST

Every one is callous and guilty of this horrific tragedy. Media is
busy trying to pin-point the blame on all living soul, whilst the
victims are still suffering. It is not late, to compensate the living
victims, and sincerely request GOI to help them financially and look
after the welfare of sick people who are born with deformities and
physically challenged. We can keep talking and debating for another 20
years, with no meaningful relief for the victims....

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uthamanarayanan says:

June 13,2010 at 02:16 PM IST

My hypertension owing to the recent happenings has been reduced by
having read your article and steam built in me coming down to the
tolerable limit.

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lalit bagai says:

June 13,2010 at 02:19 PM IST

super mr akbar.

vox akbar vox populeie.

crises throw up scum, heores, and the honest
tellers of tale.

you belong to the third category.

however your story will be
drowned by the noise generated by the politicians
who will do anything to save
their collective ass

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Chirag Patel says:

June 13,2010 at 03:37 PM IST

The author's comments are very cynical and sweeping.We all understand
the pain and anguish of the victims.But Akbar even taints the Supreme
Court judges to be on Union Carbide's payroll.This is a most serious
charge and even in this age of cynicism lets not tarnish the Supreme
Court's image without basis.Union Carbide is not powerful enough to
buy everyone in India.

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(Dr.) B.N.Anand says:

June 13,2010 at 03:43 PM IST

The world must be laughing as well as feeling pity for the way our
govt. works and also the way our legal system operates. That the court
verdict came after more than a quarter of century and the focus is not
how much compensation and compassion the victims need. In stead a
blame game has started that who let Mr. Anderson, the union carbide
chief to escape from Bhopal and then from the country. Incidentally,
it has to be congress party for this escape as both in state and
centre, it was the GOP which ruled. It is a pity that a common man
feels helpless at the way politics is played in the country both by
the media and the politicians. Does the congress party feel
accountable to the Nation when 20000 people died in the worst
industrial accident in the world?

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Bhadury says:

June 13,2010 at 03:53 PM IST

I did the math and it made me sick to be called an Indian!

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Abdul Khalique Khan/Gaya/Bihar/Saudi Arabia says:

June 13,2010 at 04:26 PM IST

Dear Sir,
Mind-blowing article! Of course, it is a revelation for those who want
to share the sorrow of Bhopal and for those too, who execute their
conscience beyond any political mileage and selfishness or echo the
sound of their souls, but the root of all our problems exists in
pathetic atmosphere prevalent nowadays in our country. Unfortunately,
the numbers of people who are true human being, patriotic and feel the
glooms of their brethren are very few in numbers. At the same time, a
huge percentage of our people from the different segments whether it
is doctors, engineers, professors, bureaucrats, students, journalists,
ministers, advocates, judges and of course, leaders of all variations
who have capability to do extraordinary performance in their field,
have deficiency in their responsibilities against the society. Good
things like honesty, sympathy, sacrifices have already been given up
and Corruption, selfishness, earning by any sources whether it is
right or wrong, have taken place in our society and this became our
motto, which has totally rotten the society. Whom should we blame for
this trend? Each and every citizen should be blamed but the people
mentioned above are respected in the society, should be blamed more.
What our media is doing in the name of national fourth pillar is an
open secret for common people, who are chasing the spicy news to make
their money and TRP.
In my opinion, nothing is going to be happened in favor of the victims
of Bhopal Tragedy. The parties will play their game of blaming each
other, but we, as a decent citizen of our country can request the
state and the center as well as if it is possible, the American govt.
to compensate the victims in a respected manner.

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Sumit Gupta says:

June 13,2010 at 05:20 PM IST

It is really clear and transparent case where everyone can see who is
criminal what kind of punishment it should get. Even ignorance and
illiterate person can do the justice. Everything is open as a book.
Despite of all that the decision taken by the government regarding
criminal and absconders are still in well. Those absconders are just
enjoying the corrupted government scenario of India and deceive as
what they want. Our chief justice of India Mr. K G Balakrishnan is
just watching this game of injustice. The Tragedy of Bhopal had taken
place on December 1984. His first appointment as a judge in 1985. And
after he reached to this place. Till that date this case has been on.
He knew everything about it but did nothing and he got retired. His
whole journey was a waste. Now enough is enough, judicial committee
need to take this matter seriously and resolve this issue at earliest
and provide justice to the effected people and give them necessary
support.

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Seshadri says:

June 13,2010 at 05:27 PM IST

What is the point of all these articles when the Congress government
in India is not going to do anything. The opposition ie BJP BARKS for
every issue in the world, but it is yet to make any major statements
other than a request for Arjun Singh to come clean.

What can the common man do when nobody in India really cares about
them. As you have pointed out the public memory is too short. All
media channels are very concerned about events that have happened in
the past 10 years, but anything beyond that is not thier interest.

Why not TOI, NDTV, IBN get together and ask for justice for the
victims of Bhopal Gas Tragedy. They will do this only when there is a
TRP interest in that.

The Congress in India will always lick the American feet for
everything and never accept any faults done previously. UK is one of
US's closest allies, yet Obama has penalised BP for the oil spills.
During the time of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, US was not even our ally
yet, courtesy money matters, we allowed Anderson to escape in
government plane.

Its high time somebody starts demanding answers from all politicians,
the Police & the judiciary. Shame on the judiciary not to come clean
on these issues

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Chanchal Dutta says:

June 13,2010 at 05:29 PM IST

Thanks to Mr.Akbar. We all should come out openly and fight against
the injustice done to the people of Bhopal.Times of India must expose
the persons involved to release Anderson and allow him to go out of
the country.We also want to know without paying full compensation why
the case was closed,for whose benifit?

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D.S.Katti says:

June 13,2010 at 05:33 PM IST

It is rarest of rare when MJAkbar says -Cynics are morality.proof.They
prefer data to truth.But the fact remains that political party
swearing in the name of poor are successful in gettig votes and
enjoying power. Not withstanding the fact that Arjun singh made all
arrangements for Andersons escape I have a feeling that he will be
made a scape goat just as in many other cases eg.Natwer singh former
External Affairs minister. Because KING makes no mistake.It is unfare
for Moily to blame judiciary as it is the responsibility of the
prosecution to present the case ably and properly.It is also the
responsibility of the Government to set up fasttract courts to handle
such an industrial disaster which is a worst world record. Provided
ofcourse,the Government is concerned and sinsere.

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madan says:

June 13,2010 at 05:59 PM IST

There is a song in hindi film "Pyaasaa", never played on AIR which has
a couplet " Kahan hein, kahan hein, yeh mhafiz khudi keh, jineh Naaz
hai HInd (HIndustaan) pein whoh kahan hai..., Kahan Hein...", I think
the title of your next articles should be of such kind. Thank you.

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Prithviraj Gopal says:

June 13,2010 at 06:07 PM IST

A typical MJA piece - well written. Any amount of writing (criticism)
would not change anything in India! We are all Pen-happy in India. Pen
is mightier than sword - where? That is one reason we keep majority of
our population unlettered.
What can Lilly-white Manmohan say? If terrorists kill Indian AAM
AADMI, he can say 'we will not allow terrorists to demoralize us and
win. We will prove it to them that we are tougher'. If multinationals
kill he can not say 'we will not allow multinationals ......!'
Where can our masses go for justice? No where. Supreme court also is
now meant for supreme people (meaning the filthy & corrupt but
affluent people). Media went crazily after Khap panchayats since there
is no fear of contempt of Panchayat legal action. But Indian courts
and their corrupt judiciary are above such contemptuous comments. We
have total freedom below that glass ceiling - to write or say
anything.
regards

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Bhujangadev Tumuluri says:

June 13,2010 at 07:02 PM IST

Excellent indictiment of the entire political and judicial linkages,
often in play for the powerful, and rich classes, and exactly opposite
role for the poor. Why are the Naxalites becoming restive?

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sarma somayajula says:

June 13,2010 at 07:48 PM IST

I thank Mr.M.J Akbar for frogginging out the facts of Bhopal in a
vivid manner. It is true that had a politician or his family or his
relative was effected in Bhopal incident the handling of the case
would have been different. The politicians are shameless. Justice also
favors the rich and powerful.

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h.mani says:

June 13,2010 at 07:49 PM IST

M.J. AKBAR YOUR OUT RAGE AT THE BHOPAL TRAGEDY IS LEGIT.BUT I HAVE
BONE PICK WITH YOU.PRAY ANSWER THIS.WHO WAS RULING M.P.?WHO WAS IN
POWER IN NEW DELHI?WHO WAS P.M. AT THAT TIME. DO YOU THINK THE
STATEMENT OF VARIOUS MINISTER EVEN AFTER 25 YEARS SHAMEFUL AND
OUTRAGEOUS?YOU ARE PUTTING THE ONUS OF DELIVERING JUSTICE TO BHOPAL
VICTIMS ON THE LAP OF PRESIDENT OBAMA AND RIGHTLY POINT OUT HE WAS NOT
ELECTED TO PRESIDE OVER PROBLEM IN BHOPAL,THE NON PROSECUTION OF mR
ANDERSON AND THE PALTRY COPPANSATION OF 450 MILLION DOLLARS IS THE
DOING OF INCOMPETENT INDIAN GOVT,PL YOU CAN WRITE 10 MORE SUCH COLUMN
ON THE CORRUPT SHAHNANEGHANS OF CORRUPT INDIAN GOVT BOTH AT NEW DELHI
AND M.P. RULED BY ARJUN SINGH,THEY CAN NOT BE ALLOWED TO AVADE
RESPONCIBILITY BY PRANAB,MOLLY OR JAYRAM,MRS SONIA GANDHI AND MMS
SINGH SHOULD BE CALLED UPON TO ANSWER CHARGES.pRESIDENT OBAMA WAS AND
IS BEING ROASTED FOR LITTLE SLOW RESPONSE TO OIL SPOIL,BUT HE SINCE
COME GUNS BLAZING AND IS READY TO KICK ASS,AND HE IS GOING INTO
MEETING WITH NEW BRITISH PREMIER WITH GUNS LOADED,MAKE NO MISTAKE
ABOUT IT B.P. IS GOING UNDER,SO IT THE SOLE RESPONCIBILITY OF RULERS
IN DELHI TO GET JUSTICE FOR BHOPAL VICTIM EVEN IF IT IS 25 YEARS TOO
LATE,EVEN JUSTICE DELAYED THAN NO JUSTICE IS WORSE.PL TRAIN YOUR GUNS
AT CONGRESS AND NEW DELHI,I'M SURE YOUR MIGHTY PEN HAS SOME INK LEFT,I
CAN COUNT ON YOU OR TIMES OF INDIA OTHER CAPABLE WRITERS,DO NOT LET
YOUR COUNTRY DOWN,THAT'S WHAT A 4TH BRANCH OF GOVT SHOULD DO.WE IN
U.S. DO NOT TAKE IT EASY ON EVEN PRESIDENT OBAMA WHOM WE LOVE AND
RESPECT,HE SHOWED LITTLE LACK OF WILL,BUT WE HAULED HIM BACK TO
SANITY,THAT WHAT MASSES MUST DO.DO NOT BUY THE CRAP OF HIRED MINISTER
TO COVER UP OF 25 YEAR MESS.

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Vinod says:

June 13,2010 at 07:56 PM IST

What kind of a government would watch its citizens die and then allow
the perpetrator to escape? It makes me sick to even think about this.

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