Dear Sukla and others, Unfortunately we have both had problems with our servers and emails - Ramu in Hyderabad and self in Alibag. If it is not already too late - kindly add both our names to the petition on Nuclear Liabilities
1.Admiral l. Ramdas 2.Lalita Ramdas Thanks Lolly On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 1:43 PM, Niloufer Bhagwat <[email protected]>wrote: > Error. The underlined word below "* impose*" should read as " oppose". > It was the Company Union Carbide which deliberately lowered the safety > standards of its Bhopal Gas Plant as against plants in the USA and elsewhere > .It is now succeeded by DOW CHEMICALS .These Companies are responsible for > the production of AGENT ORANGE FOR USE IN WARFARE A WAR CRIME . > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Niloufer Bhagwat <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 09, 2010 1:38 PM > *Subject:* Re: [humanrights-movement:2318] THE BILL TO RESTRICT CIVIL > LIABILITY OR DAMAGES PAYABLE FOR NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS IN RESPECT OF NUCLEAR > PLANTS BEING ESTABLISHED BY FOREIGN AND INDIAN COMPANIES > > The Bill is prima facie unconstitutional and a nullity in Jurisprudence, > as there can be no such LEGAL LIMITATION on liability .The Bill also > indicates that the suppliers( Companies ) are aware of deficiencies which > pose a hazard to the lives and the environment of Indian citizens hence the > lobbying for the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill 2009 to be swiftly > passed into law as imposed by Companies , which the government is not in a > position to *impose* as it has lost sovereignty of independent decision > making in the interest of the citizens .I do not know how many Members of > Parliament are aware of this Bill . > > REMEMBER THE BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY , THE LARGEST INDUSTRIAL DISASTER IN > ASIA . > > Niloufer Bhagwat > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Sukla Sen <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] ; > [email protected] ; [email protected] ; > [email protected] ; [email protected] > *Sent:* Monday, March 08, 2010 7:31 AM > *Subject:* [humanrights-movement:2318] Action Alert: Pls.Visit< > http://www.petitiononline.com/no2cap/petition.html> and Sign Up > > *Protest to the Prime Minister of India against �The Civil Liability for > Nuclear Damage Bill 2009� > > *To: Prime Minister of India > > To > > Dr. Manmohan Singh > The Prime Minister of India > New Delhi 110 001 > > > Cc: > Smt. Sonia Gandhi > The Chairperson of the United Progressive Alliance > New Delhi 110 001 > > Dated: March 07 2010 > > > Dear Dr. Singh, > > We, the undersigned, hereby express our grave concern over the recent press > reports that �The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill 2009� is planned > to be tabled in the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament and the UPA > government is apparently bent upon rushing it through without holding fair > and transparent public consultations, regardless of its profound > consequences. > > A quantum leap in installed capacity for nuclear power generation, from the > current level of 4,120 MW to 63,000 MW by 2032, which you have committed > yourself to, is but an invitation to disaster given the intrinsically > hazardous and potentially catastrophic nature of the industry. It is > necessary to further bear in mind that the health burden, clean-up and > recovery costs for damages arising out of any nuclear accident are > irreversible in consequence and generational in effect, poisoning not just > human beings in the vicinity of a nuclear plant but the web of life itself > through air, water and soil contamination. > Yet, pretty much shockingly, the nuclear liability bill, approved by the > Union Cabinet in last November, understandably overriding strong objections > even from two nodal ministries, viz. Finance and Environment, appears to > pave the path for the entry of private enterprises, known to cut corners to > maximize profits, not just as equipment suppliers but also as operators of > nuclear power plants. > > The nuclear liability bill, as per the reports leaked in the media, > proposes to cap the total liability amount to 3 hundred million Special > Drawing Rights. This works out to just about a paltry US$ 450 million or Rs > 2100 crore per accident. We find it inconceivable and outrageous that any > cap, let alone such a meagre one, be placed on the total liability, > regardless of the scale of disaster. > Ironically, the total liability cap amount now being proposed, $450 > million, is marginally less than the amount awarded in the Bhopal Gas case > way back in 1989, which was a gross under-assessment of liability even at > that time. Today, more than two decades since, and given that a major > nuclear disaster could very much dwarf the Bhopal disaster, the proposed > nuclear liability cap appears to be truly a slap in the face of the people > of this country. Further, while the supplier of nuclear equipment would > enjoy standard indemnity, the maximum liability of the operator reportedly > would not exceed the ridiculously low amount of Rs 300 crore or thereabout. > In fact, it may even be as low as Rs 100 crore. This cannot but be > considered as a brazen move towards helping profiteering corporations while > penalizing the unsuspecting Indian people, who have elected you to the > office you hold. > > We further draw your attention to the public statement of former Attorney > General of India, Soli Sorabjee, that putting a cap on nuclear liability > violates the very Right to Life as enshrined in Article 21 of the > Constitution. > It is shocking that a bill that compromises the Right to Life is being > pushed through without soliciting the opinion of the people of the country, > whose health and well-being, safety and human rights, and life, are being > put directly in danger. > This is just unacceptable. We strongly condemn any attempt to introduce any > caps whatsoever on nuclear liability and that too without widespread public > debate on the issues involved. > > Hence we demand that the contents of the proposed nuclear liability cap > bill be disclosed forthwith to the public. > We further demand that widespread public consultations be held before any > attempt is made to introduce such profound changes in the nuclear liability > regime. > > > Sincerely, > > The Undersigned <http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?no2cap> > > > The Protest to the Prime Minister of India against �The Civil Liability > for Nuclear Damage Bill > 2009�<http://www.petitiononline.com/no2cap/petition.html> Petition > to Prime Minister of India was *created by National Alliance of > Anti-nuclear Movements and written by Nilanjana Biswas, Arati Chokshi, > Saraswati Kavula, Anand Patwardhan, Prem Verma, Kabir Arora, Santanu > Chacraverti, S P Udayakumar, Sukla Sen* > ([email protected]<http://in.mc952.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > ). > > Peace Is Doable > > ------------------------------ > Your Mail works best with the New Yahoo Optimized IE8. 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