After a long blogging hiatus, the Bhopal verdict today made my blood boil and I just felt like writing. 26 years, that's how long its taken for this verdict - Two freaking years for each of the convicted, who got out without a fret on bail. To further ridicule both the living and the dead, UCIL was only asked to pay 5 lakhs as fine. Great, further this rotten judicial system and we shall continue to bask in the glory of 'India Shinning'.
These past six months of stay in India has revealed something very sad. Respect to both living and the dead in India are confined to the religious epics, the people and government in general care less (including me). It only stays in memory for a few minutes and forgotten or swept under the rug real quickly.
Prime examples are the recent spate of attacks on CRPF, the attach on the Gyaneshwar Express and the judgement on Bhopal. Most dead are India's poor and the elitist government has turned a blind eye.
These past six months of stay in India has revealed something very sad. Respect to both living and the dead in India are confined to the religious epics, the people and government in general care less (including me). It only stays in memory for a few minutes and forgotten or swept under the rug real quickly.
Prime examples are the recent spate of attacks on CRPF, the attach on the Gyaneshwar Express and the judgement on Bhopal. Most dead are India's poor and the elitist government has turned a blind eye.
