Bhopal Gas Tragedy is an infamous incident where leakage of methyl isocyanate gas caused death and injury to some 5,74,368 lives, according to one estimate. Since the effect of the leakage continues for years, the number of death alone is finally put at some 16000 . Since the incident took place in December, 1984 releasing of Rs. 982 crores in 2010, after 26 years of the event, to rehabilitate the victim is sad. What has the government been doing all these years? Why is the legal system taking so many years to deliver the verdict?
We talk about 'India Shining' and here our citizens are not given due justice for decades. This is just one case. Those responsible for demolition of Babri Masjid in 1992 remain free, and our systems seem impotent in nailing them. Leaders who were involved in Sikh Riots in 1984 have time and again become political leaders. In Gujarat Narendra Modi was elected with absolute majority even though thousand of Muslims were killed. In Uttar Pradesh Mayawati is busy making her own statues using state's money. And there is the biggest threat which is the Naxalites.
So much of the problems that become part of lives may be addressed quickly had legislature, executive and judiciary been efficient and clean. Our nation is slow to respond to any corruption as the three pillars themselves are manned often than not by corrupt officials. It is commonly believed that lawyers are liars, politicians are thieves and bureaucrats are lazy bones. I wonder how many lawyers, politicians and bureaucrats do not fit into the label.
Bhopal Gas Tragedy could have been avoided had the bureaucrats enforced safety standards. Had politicians not allowed it to be located in a thickly populated area losses of such extent could have been averted. Had the legal system been efficient the victims would not have to wait for 26 years to get rehabilitation order. I think it's time media plays it role and sensitize the citizens of the need of the hour... or has it also fallen into the trapped with the other three pillars!
We talk about 'India Shining' and here our citizens are not given due justice for decades. This is just one case. Those responsible for demolition of Babri Masjid in 1992 remain free, and our systems seem impotent in nailing them. Leaders who were involved in Sikh Riots in 1984 have time and again become political leaders. In Gujarat Narendra Modi was elected with absolute majority even though thousand of Muslims were killed. In Uttar Pradesh Mayawati is busy making her own statues using state's money. And there is the biggest threat which is the Naxalites.
So much of the problems that become part of lives may be addressed quickly had legislature, executive and judiciary been efficient and clean. Our nation is slow to respond to any corruption as the three pillars themselves are manned often than not by corrupt officials. It is commonly believed that lawyers are liars, politicians are thieves and bureaucrats are lazy bones. I wonder how many lawyers, politicians and bureaucrats do not fit into the label.
Bhopal Gas Tragedy could have been avoided had the bureaucrats enforced safety standards. Had politicians not allowed it to be located in a thickly populated area losses of such extent could have been averted. Had the legal system been efficient the victims would not have to wait for 26 years to get rehabilitation order. I think it's time media plays it role and sensitize the citizens of the need of the hour... or has it also fallen into the trapped with the other three pillars!
