'Not in it for the money'

Bhopal gas tragedy victims demand punishment for guilty, not relief package

Bhopal gas tragedy victims demand punishment for guilty, not relief package

The government may claim that the Bhopal gas victims will get proper compensation and justice in the case but the gas victims have made their mind that until and unless the conspirators behind the tragedy get punished they will not accept the compensation.

For justice

"We are not just fighting this battle to get compensation. We have clearly conveyed this message to the union government and group of ministers.
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Demonstrators shout slogans and wave placards as they stage a protest outside a courthouse in Bhopal.

No amount of money can bring my family members back. From the last 30 years, we are waiting for the conspirators to be put behind bars," said Hamida Bi who lost more than 50 family members in the tragedy.

Raishabi, another victim said, "We have been voicing our demands for so long, but they have ignored us. We will fight this battle until Arjun Singh and Anderson get the punishment."

"The government has announced compensation for 45,000 victims but the actual number is much more than that.

The government is still following the data bank which was prepared on the day of incident. We will challenge it in court if required," added Hamida.

Government has announced a relief package of Rs 1,255 crore but the victims are not too convinced. Samshad Bi, another victim said, "We doubt this package will ever reach the affected."

Rs 1,255 cr
The amount announced as relief package

45,000
Number of victims, who will get government compensation