Union Carbide paid Rs 3 cr to Arjun Singh,claims Togadia

Dubbing as "traitors" those behind the release of then Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson after the Bhopal gas disaster in 1984,the VHP today demanded a case of treason be registered against those involved.

Dubbing as “traitors” those behind the release of then Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson after the Bhopal gas disaster in 1984,the VHP today demanded a case of treason be registered against those involved.

“The persons responsible for the release of Anderson are traitors and cases of treason should be registered against them,” VHP international General secretary Pravin Togadia told reporters.

“Nearly 17 commissions were constituted after the Malegaon and Ajmer blasts,but for a tragedy that killed thousands of persons,no commission was constituted till date for ensuring imprisonment to those behind it,” he said.

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He charged that the then government had treated Anderson like the Prime Minister as he was also taken up to the tarmac in a red-beacon official car like a head of state.

Togadia said this could not have taken place without the prior knowledge of the state and the Centre and therefore,they cannot escape from it (responsibility).

The right-wing leader further alleged that Rs three crore was paid by Union Carbide to senior Congress leader Arjun Singh,who was chief minister of Madhya Pradesh then,adding that the then Superintendent of Police (SP) must have driven Anderson to the airport under pressure from his higher ups.

He demanded that the government apologise to the people for its actions.

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