Tuesday, June 15, 2010

On the Bhopal Tragedy

After the Bhopal verdict the Judiciary has, understandably, come under heavy scrutiny. As an ordinary citizen we should welcome this scrutiny in the hope that something good will come out of this.

At the same time we should not forget that Judiciary is only an interpreter of the Laws that the executive & legislature create. So blaming the judiciary is not going to solve the problem, the politicians should be blamed. I am of the opinion that judiciary inspite of all the rumblings of corruption offers us Indians the last hope of justice.

I also feel that the media is another important cog (Fourth Estate) in the wheel that drives our daily lives. 26 years back there was no vibrant media which could highlight these issues & reach such a large mass of people quickly. Today things are different. A highly alert media can actually create lot of pressure on executive & legislature. I am happy that the Nuclear Liability Bill has been shelved due to this.
So here is hoping that Bhopal victims get their due & our country learns from these mistakes, so that never will a Bhopal be ever repeated again.

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