December 3, 2009 6:10 PM

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Series of functions mark 25th anniversary of Bhopal Gas Tragedy

Angry survivors joined protests to mark the 25th anniversary of the Bhopal gas disaster on Thursday demanding those responsible be finally brought to book. Parliament also saluted the memory of the victims of one of the most harrowing man-made tragedies.<br/><br/>Protestors marched to the Union Carbide pesticide plant where on 3rd December, 1984 lethal Methyl Iso Cyanate gas leaked from the factory killing over 15,000 people and affecting more than five lakh in the days and weeks after the disaster.<br/><br/>They also voiced concern at inadequate compensation. The Lok Sabha passed a resolution expressing solidarity with the victims with Speaker Meira Kumar saying, even after two decades and a half, the pain and anguish of the survivors continue to torment all.<br/><br/>In the Rajya Sabha, CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury lamented the criminal negligence in payment of compensation to victims.<br/><br/>He was supported by almost the entire House. Mr Yechury said that toxic waste is still lying around Union Carbide plant affecting water and soil in a five square kilometer area.

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