tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715537.post1296434281593803604..comments2024-02-23T12:49:59.960+05:30Comments on John P Matthew on Writing, Book Reviews, and the Writing Life!: The Union Carbide VerdictAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12219760381898565039noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715537.post-32243028210695600022010-06-13T22:39:54.836+05:302010-06-13T22:39:54.836+05:30bhopal gas tragedy i the most terrible thing to ha...bhopal gas tragedy i the most terrible thing to have happened and we cannot even imagine the full extent of human suffering that followed. but our system ensures that it is local hands which turn levers, switch on switches. how many foreigners as supervisors and operations engneers are currently employed in foreign companies established in india? how many americans were employed at the bhopal gas plant? there is a shameful attitude towards efficiency, skills and standards of service in every department of public and private sector. the flyovers which keep collapsing in delhi metro system, the huge cranes which topple with great frequency in the capital, the numerous buildings which catch fire due to faulty wiring and cause deaths due to lack of contingency plans, the defective automobiles which roll off conveyor belts in this country. the final verdict seems ineffectual and insulting. but what legal actions against the supervisors on duty have we caried out: what about bringing our own negligent people to justice? this country sees criminals defeat our own judicial system on a regular basis, at least 17% of ministers in parliament have a history of criminal cases pending in various courts, hospitals kill off patients without any fear, naxal leaders preach violence and murder and hundreds of other cases are reported daily. some of the compensation money that union carbide paid up, never reached the victims: all stolen by our own officials under the guise of admin costs - i thought they were already in the employ of the govt! where has all the money gone? in a nation, where a minister spends 350cr on her own statues but says she does not have the 4-5 crores required to start a rural education scheme, where ministers spend 100 cr on their family functions - this country feels that the compensation amount decided by the courts is not enough? if it wasn't so tragic, it would be the biggest joke.mshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01574984295952384843noreply@blogger.com