2nd Day of Bhopal Survivors' Waterless Fast: Press Conference and Cultural Evening 12 Nov

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Eminent Delhiites Visit Bhopal Satyagrahis in Solidarity

WHAT:           Eminent Delhiites, including Justice (Retd) Rajinder Sacchar, D. Raja, Kuldeep Nayyar, Raghu Rai, Usha Ramanathan, Praful Bidwai, Kavita Krishnan, Gautam Navlakha, and unions, including JNUSU, Jamia Teachers'; Solidarity Association in solidarity with survivors on the 3rd day of hunger strike, and 2^nd day of waterless fast.

Cultural Program: Various Music groups and Poetry by Hindi Poet Mangalesh Dabral

WHEN:          12th November, 12 noon (Press Conference, Solidarity statements)

                        3:30-7p.m. Cultural evening

WHERE:        Jantar Mantar, New Delhi

BACKGROUND:

On the 3rd day of the fast, and Day 2 of the waterless fast, Bhopalis will be joined by eminent citizens from Delhi. The Government of India has promised to act with alacrity to every need of the corporate citizen -- single window clearances, expedited and simplified licensing procedures. But for the ordinary citizen, getting his or her due as a human being remains a tortuous, convoluted and fraught process. Bhopalis are on a waterless fast demanding equal distribution of ex-gratia payment of Rs. 1 lakh among all affected people, the correction of the compensation being demanded by GoI from Union Carbide in its curative petition in Supreme Court. The Government is demanding just $1.2 billion while scientific estimates peg the additional compensation required at $8.1 billion.

Rashida Bi, Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Stationery Karmchari Sangh   94256 88215

Nawab Khan, Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Purush Sangharsh Morcha 8718035409

Balkrishna Namdeo, Bhopal Gas Peedit Nirashrit Pensionbhogi Sangharsh Morcha 9826345423

Satinath Sarangi, Rachna Dhingra, Bhopal Group for Information and Action 9826167369

Safreen Khan, Children Against Dow Carbide

Information: www.bhopal.net