Congress party doesn't mind another Bhopal Gas Leak Case - Is Rahul Gandhi listening?

The Congress government is ready for another Bhopal Gas Tragedy - & it doesn't mind having one, it looks like

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The passage of The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill in its present form is most likely to ensure that if we have a Bhopal Gas Tragedy, the culprits will go scott free again

Although Nuclear Deal is touted to be the next game changer for India in terms of Power generation, the said Bill is likely to be highly skewed in favour of american companies in terms of their liability...

It provides for fixing the total liability for a nuclear mishap at around Rs 2,200 crore, out of which Rs 500 crore will be paid by the public or private operator in India, and the remaining amount by the government.

However, no liability will be fixed on the foreign supplier companies even if there is a mishap because of a manufacturing defect. This provision has been strongly opposed by the Left, the BJP and environment groups.

The major private operator in India is Power Finance Corporation

Clause seven of the bill states:“Central government shall be liable for nuclear damage in respect of a nuclear accident when such liability exceeds the Rs 500 crore liability limit of the operator or where the accident occurs in a nuclear installation owned by it.”

Noted lawyer and former Attorney General of India, Soli Sorabjee, in an opinion to international environmental activist group Greenpeace, has described the bill as “discriminatory”.

The BJP conveyed its opposition to the Prime Minister as well as to National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon when the latter called on Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley earlier this month.

The party is opposed to the low liability level of private service providers in case of accidents.

IS RAHUL GANDHI LISTENING?