Panic-stricken residents of almost all the localities of Old Bhopal, which have been declared “vulnerable zones”, are on the run.
Dec 14, 2024 06:30 IST First published on: Dec 14, 2024 at 06:30 IST
An estimated 2 lakh people, a quarter of the total population of Bhopal, have fled the city in a desperate bid to escape any danger arising out of the deadly MIC gas at the Union Carbide plant. Panic-stricken residents of almost all the localities of Old Bhopal, which have been declared “vulnerable zones”, are on the run.
P C Verma Killed
VETERAN JOURNALIST AND former Congress member of Parliament Prem Chand Verma, was beaten to death by 10 intruders in his house in Safdarjung Enclave. While the robbery theory has not been ruled out, officials feel that vendetta appears to be a more likely motive. It has been reported that Verma had sacked three waiters for irregularities from the Safdarjung Club of which he was president.
Sri Lanka’s Response
THE SRI LANKA government expressed “regret and dismay” over Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s statement on the situation in the island. They said its “language, tone, and substance can only encourage the terrorists and their supporters both in India and in Sri Lanka to pursue further their nefarious activities.” Foreign Minister A C S Hameed also expressed that he chose not to make any reference to “…the brutal killing of innocent civilians.”
Congress Misstep
CONGRESS (I) WAS caught on the wrong foot when it presented copies of a party “White Paper” in the Parliament debate on Punjab. This was to substantiate that the Opposition had supported the Akalis’ Anandpur Sahib resolution. However, the paper made it clear that BJP had rejected the resolution. On page eight, the PM asked BJP’s Atal Behari Vajpayee: “I would like to know which version of the Anandpur Sahib resolution you support?”. Vajpayee said, “My party has rejected all the three versions.”
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