Navendu Mishra presented an early day motion (EDM) to demand compensation for the victims of the Bhopal gas attack . The Bhopal gas tragedy occurred on December 2-3, 1984, when over 500,000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate in the first 72 hours .
London, September 15: A Labour MP from India-origin Opposition Labour Party MP, Navendu Mishra, presented an early day motion (EDM) on Wednesday to demand compensation for the victims of the Bhopal gas attack, which is considered to be one of the world's worst industrial accidents.It was launched with the support of 40 members of Parliament, and it is now being regarded as one of the worst industrial disasters in history.They need urgent financial assistance and the best medical assistance, according to Mr Mishra.I hope that Members of Parliament will do more to raise awareness of the cause of justice and that the government will take the steps that are sorely needed.Governments around the world should hold Dow Chemicals, the company that bought Union Carbide, to account, according to him.The Bhopal gas tragedy occurred on December 2-3, 1984, when over 500,000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate in the first 72 hours, while over half a million people died as a result of the leak.