Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government will move the High Court and appeal against a lower court’s verdict in the Bhopal gas tragedy case, said Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday.
Chouhan said the people of Bhopal felt “betrayed” by the lower court’s order, which found the Indian unit of U.S. chemicals firm Union Carbide guilty of negligence and sentenced seven Indian former employees to two years in jail over one of the world's worst industrial accidents that killed thousands in 1984. The seven accused were immediately bailed out.
Chouhan said the Madhya Pradesh government had “kept quiet” till now as the Central Bureau of Investigation was handling the case and the Union government was involved.
“But since justice has not been given to the Bhopal gas victims, the state government is taking up the case. Focus will be on how to get justice and compensation for the victims,” said Chouhan.
Chouhan announced his government had set up a five-member committee to study the lower court’s judgment and give its first report on it in 10 days. The committee will give its final report in a month.
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