Dow is entering India thro backdoor as they have taken over Union carbide but not ready to compensate the poor people of Bhopal who faced the Bhopal gas leak Indian people should unite to fight out Dow & not to allow such a company thro any takeover route. We should start a campaign against Dow so that they will atleast pay the compensatation to the Bhopal People DOW IS AGAINST HUMANITY BYCOT DOW
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by Sanjay Bhattacharya on Jul 15, 2008 06:03 PM Permalink
In their own country if such an event had happend they would have paid billions of $ even before they could declare bankruptcy....they needed to pay compensation as owners & Indian Govt should have pursued...this can't happen at a state level....do you know the IITans are campaigning not to join Dow & to boycott them in India....people need to know the histroy of Dow and how it has always run roughshod in developing countries
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by rna on Jul 15, 2008 06:23 PM Permalink
This Sabotage happned in 1983, at that time it was under MP Govt, by the name Union Carbide. Though they have given Rs.400 Million to the victims and part of which was paid by DOW. Dow was nowhere involved in the aciident, still they were kind enough to acquire it. You are noone to scapegoat someone else for the deed of your own ppl!
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by shashank chauhan on Jul 15, 2008 06:56 PM Permalink
Oh really and how do u know if that amt is sufficient. Who the hell will clean the area, the ppl who were affected hyave been suffering since and what was kind abt Dow buying UC, do u think they were doing social service. And do u even know y and how DOW agreed to gave even that much, fyi DOW's initial stand was that we have bought UC and not its liabilities.
And for god sake if u dont know dont comment. It was not 1983 but Dec 1984. And 24 yrs isnt such a long time to forget the pain that the tragedy inflicted on our fellow countrymen.
So if u cant do anythg just keep quiet, atleast that wont make u look like an insensitive bufoon.
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by Manoj M on Jul 15, 2008 05:58 PM Permalink
It's not Dow which the Indian people need to fight but our goverment & Supreme court. They paid what they were asked for. Problem was that they were asked for a sum which was quite low & this was arrived at by Supreme court.
I guess u dont know the history then. Dow bought Union Carbide and said that they are not responsible for any compensation to Bhopal victims as they have bought the company and not its liabilities. Now if u are fine with that excuse, well there's nothing more to talk about.
As far as govt is concerned, we all know how govt functions and blaming govt doesnt help. Many efforts have gone into this campaign to ensure that dow does not gain entry into India. Dow has been trying to enter into India using all sort of ways, this being the latest. I hope the ICJB and other agencies will take this into account as well and start a protest in this regard.
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by ramen das on Jul 16, 2008 04:57 AM Permalink
why do you exactly think it is their fault?...if you buy some factory where some worker died earlier..would you like to pay for that?...
the victims need to be compensated with equal effort from the actual culprits as well as the governments...
It happened due to poor security measures...so the inspecting agencies also have their share of guilt...
