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Civil society activists have drafted a petition to
demand that the government of India rectify its
figures on Bhopal Gas disaster related deaths and
injuries
Dear Friends,
PLEASE sign and forward the below petition
demanding the Central Government to rectify its
figures on disaster-related deaths and injuries in
its petition filed in the Supreme Court of India
so that rightful compensation from Union Carbide
and Dow Chemical Company.
Dear Mr. Manmohan Singh,
 We were shocked to learn of the decision of the
Group of Ministers on the Bhopal gas disaster made
at the group’s 13th January 2012 meeting. In that
decision, the group refused to correct the alleged
facts regarding the number of injuries and deaths
caused by the disaster. Those alleged facts are
set forth in the curative petition filed by the
Central Government in the Supreme Court of India.
However, those alleged facts as currently set
forth in the petition are wrong and without any
basis.
Specifically, the curative petition filed by the
Central Government alleges that there were 5,295
deaths caused by the disaster. However, that
number is merely one fourth of the actual number
of deaths as reported by the reputable Indian
Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in its
epidemiological report published in 2004.
 Likewise, the curative petition alleges that there
were only 42 injuries of utmost severity, which is
a ridiculously low number. As per the ICMR report,
this number is well above 33,000. Similarly, the
Madhya Pradesh government has acknowledged 15,342
deaths and 521,000 victims suffering from
permanent injury as a result of the disaster.
Moreover, the Madhya Pradesh Government is willing
to revise upwards its figures of deaths and
injuries caused by the disaster.
In view of its severe underreporting of injuries
and deaths, the curative petition in its current
form would only serve to misinform the Supreme
Court regarding the extent of damage caused by
Union Carbide and Dow Chemical in connection with
the disaster. The curative petition in its current
form thus would be an obstruction to the delivery
of justice to the Bhopal victims.
We demand that the Central Government rectify its
figures on disaster-related deaths and injuries in
its petition filed in the Supreme Court of India
so that rightful compensation from Union Carbide
and Dow Chemical Company can be ensured.
[Sign it online at: http://www.change.org/petitions/petition-to-demand-that-government-of-india-rectify-its-figures-on-bhopal-gas-disaster-related-deaths-and-injuries]
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