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Ordinance to restore Bhopal gas victims' property

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NK SINGH Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh Government on Thursday promulgated an ordinance for the restoration of moveable property sold by some people while fleeing Bhopal in panic following the gas leakage. The ordinance covers any transaction made by a person residing within the limits of the municipal corporation of Bhopal and specifies the period of the transaction as December 3 to December 24, 1984,  Any person who sold the moveable property within the specified period for a consideration which he feels was not commensurate with the prevailing market price may apply to the competent authority to be appointed by the state Government for declaring the transaction of sale to be void.  The applicant will furnish in his application the name and address of the purchaser, details of the moveable property sold, consideration received, the date and place of sale and any other particular which may be required.  The competent authority, on receipt of such an application, will conduct an inquiry gi
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MP organises dances while world mourns Bhopal victims

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NK SINGH

Bhopal: The day the world will be observing 'Bhopal Day', to mourn the dead on the 100th day of the worst industrial disaster in history, the Madhya Pradesh Government Culture Department will start a celebration of classical dances.

By a cruel coincidence, the State Government's Culture Department will organise its week-long Khajuraho festival of classical dances from March 12, the day the international environment groups, including the United Nations agencies, have decided to observe as Bhopal Day.

The Culture Department and ifs prestigious show-piece, Bharat Bhavan, the multi-arts complex at Bhopal, was the subject of a recent controversy because of its insensitivity towards the plight of the poor illiterate gas victims.

In a handout issued here on Saturday, the Madhya Pradesh Government has invited tourists from all over the world for the "most spectacular and exhilarating cultural experience of the year". Renowned dancers like Yamini Krishnamurti, Protima Bedi and Padma Subramanyam will participate in this seven-day "extravaganza of classical dance".

Ironically, the day the Khajuraho festival will be inaugurated by Yamini Krishnamurti, the Citizen's Relief and Rehabilitation Committee, set up three months ago to help the gas-hit people, will pay "homage to the gas victims" at the main gate of the Union Carbide Factory at Bhopal,

The committee, in a hand-out, has urged the people to observe Bhopal Day in their respective towns and villages to pay their respect to the 'martyrs'. Besides solidarity meetings in the shanty towns surrounding the Union Carbide Factory and a public meeting, a film on Bhopal disaster made by the avanti-garde filmmaker, Tapan Bose, will also be screened on the occasion.

Express news service

March 5,1985




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