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India’s Bhopal gas victims call on PM Modi to shun nuclear power industry

RECONSIDER SELLING NUCLEAR TECH TO INDIA’  HTTP://WWW.DAILYPIONEER.COM/STATE-EDITIONS/RECONSIDER-SELLING-NUCLEAR-TECH-TO-INDIA.HTML , 06 DECEMBER 2015 | STAFF REPORTER | BHOPAL | IN BHOPAL SURVIVORS OF THE BHOPAL GAS DISASTER HAVE URGED THE JAPAN PRIME MINISTER SHINZO ABE TO RECONSIDER THE IDEA OF SELLING NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY TO INDIA AFTER FUKISHIMA DISASTER.

Five organisations working for the gas victims in a letter to Japanese PM Abe scheduled to visit New Delhi on December 11 to hold annual summit talks with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi urged him to shun the idea of selling nuclear technology after Fukishima disaster more so because the Indian Government has totally failed in the responding to the aftermath of Bhopal disaster and poisons of Union Carbide and Dow Chemical continue to find new victims every day, even after 31 years of the disaster. The letter to the Japanese PM further says that the victims of Bhopal continue to struggle for justice, adequate compensation and proper medical, economic, social and environmental rehabilitation even after 31 years of the tragedy.

The organisations also warned him that to make their pleas heard citizens in Japan and people in India living near existing and proposed nuclear power plants would stage protests during his upcoming visit to India.

They said that one of the main reasons they were opposed to the India-Japan nuclear agreement is that in India, the implementation of environment and labour laws are pathetic. The letter said that  they also realise that this nuclear agreement has nothing to do with the energy situation in this country, rather the sole aim is to restore some confidence in the global nuclear lobby, which is facing its terminal crisis after Fukushima.

They said , “We urge you to desist from this impending agreement during your visit to India. We want strong relationship between India and Japan. We want both countries to come closer and work on technologies that make human lives better—renewable energy sources, effective decontamination and more accessible medicines. For a better future for India and Japan, and for safety, security and prosperity of our people, let us shun the nuclear path and opt for a peaceful future”.

December 6, 2015 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | India, opposition to nuclear