Monday 6 August 2012

Tragedy of already traumatized victim of Union Carbide ( Now Dow Chemicals) leak.


It has already been more than 20 years, since that disastrous leak, had claimed thousands of innocent lives in their sleep, and yet left dreadful years of horror infested life for those who survives, and now to add to misery, pharma company are testing unapproved drugs on those people.
I have already lost the power of  being surprised by any act of negligence by the Indian Govt, as it has already crossed the limits of the insensitivity.
I do not understand; which part is more painful, people still waiting for the relief check of 50,000 or Rs 50,000 as relief amount in it self.
But that is not why I am writing to you all. The point is "today those who lived in 1984 are victim, tomorrow we who lives in 2012 will be victim".
Is it  really necessary to play victim of circumstances? or of Govt/civic body/MPs/State's negligence? well the answer is not of cource, but only on papers. Had we protested  as strongly as we protested for Ram janma Bhoomi, then we could have at least adequate compensation from DOW chemicals. It provokes the strongest sentiments to see that our fellow citizens are treated as guinea pigs.
The fresh misery for the survivors of the tragedy is created by pharma cos by testing the unapproved drugs on them, all by the name of testing, which is un ethical by the nature. By doing this companies are not only breaking the protocalls and guidelines but putting the risk on the life of poeple.
Now this is not the single problem these people are facing, almost all of them who survived are facing severe medical issues. Govt never provided insurance cover to them so that they can afford at-least medical expenditure.  They were subject to the corrupt local babus who hoarded up the relief amount in their personal accounts.
Also it brings my deepes anger to see that till this point govt ( who is by the people) is not even thinking to help those citizens who elected it in power.
let us make a change in the society, by thw way we want to, and we already know the answer to this. may be we all differ in our answer, but one thing is sure if today it is bhopal who is suffering, tomorrow it may be Delhi, or may be Mumbai, or hyderabaad.


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