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Bhopal GoM to seek curative petition, Anderson's extradition
New Delhi, Jun 20 (PTI) The GoM on Bhopal gas tragedy is
understood to have Sunday decided to recommend filing of a
curative petition in the Supreme Court to fix criminal
liability, seek extradition of former UCC CEO Warren Anderson
and cleaning up the complex by burying the toxic waste.
Official sources said the curative petition will focus on
criminal liability of the accused and seek more stringent
charges as the apex court had diluted the Indian Penal Code
section under culpable homicide not amounting to murder
against the accused to negligence on their part.
Headed by Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram, the Group
of Ministers, which met for the third consecutive day today,
also favoured approaching the United States to seek
extradition of former Union Carbide chief to face trial in
India in the Bhopal gas disaster case. The tragedy, which
occurred in the intervening night of December 2-3, 1984, has
left over 15,000 people dead and thousands maimed.
The GoM is also likely to recommend the burying of
contaminated soil at the site itself in a scientific manner
and the Madhya Pradesh government will carry out the task for
which the Central government will provide financial and
technical assistance, the sources said.
Chidambaram told reporters after the meeting that the GoM
has covered all the subjects that were identified and is
expected to submit its report to the Indian Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh on Monday.
"The minutes are being drawn up. Tomorrow, the GoM will
meet again to finalise the minutes -- finalise the
recommendations and conclusions. I expect to send the report
to the Prime Minister tomorrow afternoon," he said.
Chidambaram said the fourth and final session of the
GoM today discussed remediation and environmental issues.
"Remediation of contaminated soil, contaminated water,
the toxic waste that are at the site and the corroded plant,
the corroded steel and other material," he said.
The sources said the GoM extensively discussed the issue
of providing additional compensation to the victims as the
relief given so far was inadequate.
The compensation should be based on health classification
like injuries suffered and the after effects of exposure to
poisonous chemicals including cancer, long term diseases,
disability and death of next of kin. PTI ACB
MYR
understood to have Sunday decided to recommend filing of a
curative petition in the Supreme Court to fix criminal
liability, seek extradition of former UCC CEO Warren Anderson
and cleaning up the complex by burying the toxic waste.
Official sources said the curative petition will focus on
criminal liability of the accused and seek more stringent
charges as the apex court had diluted the Indian Penal Code
section under culpable homicide not amounting to murder
against the accused to negligence on their part.
Headed by Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram, the Group
of Ministers, which met for the third consecutive day today,
also favoured approaching the United States to seek
extradition of former Union Carbide chief to face trial in
India in the Bhopal gas disaster case. The tragedy, which
occurred in the intervening night of December 2-3, 1984, has
left over 15,000 people dead and thousands maimed.
The GoM is also likely to recommend the burying of
contaminated soil at the site itself in a scientific manner
and the Madhya Pradesh government will carry out the task for
which the Central government will provide financial and
technical assistance, the sources said.
Chidambaram told reporters after the meeting that the GoM
has covered all the subjects that were identified and is
expected to submit its report to the Indian Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh on Monday.
"The minutes are being drawn up. Tomorrow, the GoM will
meet again to finalise the minutes -- finalise the
recommendations and conclusions. I expect to send the report
to the Prime Minister tomorrow afternoon," he said.
Chidambaram said the fourth and final session of the
GoM today discussed remediation and environmental issues.
"Remediation of contaminated soil, contaminated water,
the toxic waste that are at the site and the corroded plant,
the corroded steel and other material," he said.
The sources said the GoM extensively discussed the issue
of providing additional compensation to the victims as the
relief given so far was inadequate.
The compensation should be based on health classification
like injuries suffered and the after effects of exposure to
poisonous chemicals including cancer, long term diseases,
disability and death of next of kin. PTI ACB
MYR
