A very valid point made. It is for the initiator to explain. As far as my endorsement goes, I'd look upon it as an "additional" piece of action and also internationalising things. And that, quite often, helps. It goes without saying that the GoI has the prime responsibility.
Sukla On 11 June 2010 18:13, VN <[email protected]> wrote: > > > We have a problem at Home - to be exact in Bhopal and Delhi - and it is > spreading throughout India in a very subtle way. I strongly feel that such a > letter blaming US or asking for advice and guidance is to divert attention > of the Indian public from finding faults with our own governance. From Day 1 > of Bhopal Gas Tragedy our rulers , in connivance with the MNCs and Indian > Corporates, have been working extra hours to save their skin. Now why > direct your queries or anger to the President of the US. He has not stood by > India ever before except when his country's interests was served. Also it > is your laws and your Courts in Bhopal and Delhi which have given decisions > after 26 years and let the culprit off on bail even without giving them a > taste of even one day in jail. What is Obama to do in this? > > I do not agree with this initiative of Sri Vinod Raina and humbly request > him to take the issue head on with the GOI. There you get support of the > sea of the suffering humanity. > > vns > > > --- In [email protected], Vinod Raina <vinodra...@...> wrote: > > > > This is being sent to you through an initiative in Bhopal with the > request > > to sign on please - by June 15, 2010. (Please circulate on your lists). > > > > It will be delivered to the President by colleagues in the US. > > > > Vinod Raina > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Mr. Barack Obama > > President > > United States of America > > > > > > Dear President Obama, > > > > With a great deal of interest we have been following your tough stand > > against British Petroleum for the oil spill in the Gulf Of Mexico, > > particularly your demand to know whose 'ass needs to be kicked'. We think > > your demand for corporate accountability for causing huge environmental > > damages is worthy of emulation by other governments around the World. > > > > May we draw your attention to a bigger disaster that took place in the > city > > of Bhopal in India in December 1984 that has officially killed over > 15,000 > > people (about 25,000 people unofficially) and seriously injured nearly > half > > a million people by now (the situation after twenty five years is > attached > > for ready reference). This disaster was caused by another mega corporate > > entity called Union Carbide, headquartered in the United States of > America, > > unlike BP that belongs to Great Britain. > > > > Through 'friendly' interventions of the Reagan administration that ruled > the > > US in 1984, not only was Warren Anderson, the CEO of Union Carbide sent > back > > from India even though he was arrested and cases were registered against > him > > and the Union Carbide, but similar overtures resulted in all criminal > cases > > against Union Carbide to be dropped in a shameful out of court settlement > > for a paltry US$470m. Twenty six years later, the local court in Bhopal, > > fettered by these collusive legal manipulations could at best convict six > > Indian officials of the Union Carbide India Limited for two years of > jail, > > for which all the accused were given instant bail. The parent company > based > > in the US, against whom charges exist in Indian Courts, is unanswerable. > So > > no one pays for the death of over 15,000 people! Another giant US > corporate, > > Dow Chemicals, that bought Union Carbide some years ago refuses to accept > > its liability for cleaning up the toxic wastes at the closed factory, > that > > is still harming citizens of Bhopal, mainly from water that is > contaminated > > with leached poisons stored in the abandoned factory. > > > > Is it too much to expect that you use the same yardsticks of > accountability > > you are using for BP for the terrible oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, > for > > corporations based in the country you rule?. Whose 'ass' should the > citizens > > of Bhopal kick if governments selectively shield their corporations and > > officials from legal accountability? How would you react, for example, if > > because of the pressure of the British media that is asking Prime > Minister > > Cameron to stand up to you, Mr. Cameron made a 'friendly overture' to you > to > > back off from 'kicking anyone's ass', meaning British Petroleum's? If you > > wouldn't back off, then consistent with your stand, the citizens of > Bhopal > > and the whole World demand from you that: > > > > 1. You signal/order that judicial processes be allowed, both in the US > and > > India, to take their > > course in fixing responsibility of corporations and individuals of the > > US, responsible > > for the Bhopal carnage; dismantling the manipulative obstacles put up in > > these intervening > > years. This is necessary to restore the subverted system of justice. > > > > 2. You set processes in motion that make Dow Chemicals own up their > > responsibility for > > cleaning up the toxic mess that resides in the closed factory they now > > own. > > > > 3. 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