Arjun Singh Breaks Silence, Cong Refuses to Comment


New Delhi, Jun 19 (PTI): Senior Congress leader Arjun Singh, who is in the eye of a storm over the issue of safe passage given to the then UCC Chairman Warren Anderson in the wake of the Bhopal gas tragedy, has sought to lob the ball in the Centre's court and the party declined to join issue. 

"I have no locus standi on this issue," Singh, who was then the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh when the Bhopal Gas tragedy occurred was quoted as saying in a newspaper here, breaking his two-week long silence on Anderson's exit.

Congress, which has so far been targeting Arjun Singh, however, declined to comment on his remarks.

"GoM is looking into the whole matter and the party has nothing to say. The party has already said whatever it had to say on the issue," AICC General Secretary and media department in-charge Janardhan Dwivedi said, when asked to comment on Singh's remarks published in the newspaper.

Singh has also indicated that his autobiography, on which he is working, will have details, the newspaper said.

  

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  • Francis, Mangalore/Sharjah

    Mon, Jun 21 2010

    Well said Mr. Bernard, Bantwal.
    Sujith (Maamu) Nayak, Mangalore/Abu Dhabi, first of all, if you have the audacity to say ‘keep quiet’ to me and not ‘keep quite’ (correct your spelling) as you mentioned, I too bounce back to say ‘YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH’ because truth is always bitter for you..

    You can imagine why Congress ruled the Nation for 60 years only because of its good and sound policies, care for all communities including minorities. Your statements are so cynical and baseless that we have terrorists within India supported by the principles of shadowy BJP. I once again reiterate the recent Pub attack, prohibition on beef eating, recent attacks on churches and innocent people, swallowing of huge funds meant for flood victims and grabbing lands of poor farmers and a big list to include.

    Shame on you… Accept the facts.

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  • bernard, bantwal

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    Sujith I think you are living in fools paradise. Even if BJP rulers wanted to release the terrorists in Khandahar episode they could give some slow poison and leave them. But these dreaded terrorists got a royal treat from BJP to Khandahar and today all Indians repent for that blunder and the same terrorists plan and execute deadly explosions in India. So learn the basics of politics and write in this forum

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  • ISMAIL K PERINJE, PERINJE/YANBU-KSA

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    WHY BLAME A.SINGH? HE WAS THEN CM OF MP.EVEN CONGRESS ALSO NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ESCAPE OF W.ANDARSON.IT COULD BE A AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND USA OF LIMITED LIABILITY IN CASE OF DISASTER?

    IN THE RECENT SIGNED NUCLEAR TREATY WITH US,THE SAME LIMITED LIABILITY CLAUSE COULD BE AGREED BETWEEN TWO COUNRTIES.THAT'S WHY CPM ONE OF THE REASON TO OPPOSE THE AGREEMENT.

    DID BJP GOVT RAISED THIS ISSUE FOR SIX YEARS WHEN THEY WERE IN POWER IN CENTRE??

    AJITH MANGALORE,

    YOU ALWAYS PLAYING WITH WORD "RELIGION"(TRY TO WRITE SPELLING OF RELIGION CORRECTLY AS SO MANY TIMES I HAVE NOTICED YOUR COMMENTS)THERE IS FEW COMENTATOR HAVING FAKE IDENTITY BUT IF THEIR COMMENTS ARE IN A GOOD SPIRIT DON'T BOTHER.

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  • Sujith Nayak, Mangalore/Abu Dhabi

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    Mr.Mohan Poojari,
    Kandahar hijack was done by pakistani terrorists and not Indians.And Indian security being so tight that they had to hijack the aircraft from nepal.All this is a outcome of your congress rule who have gifted India, terrorism, giving these terrorists a shelter to breed, over years.Now the terrorism has gone beyond the limits and controlling it is the cental govts responsibility.You mean Sri.Vajapeyee had to sacrifice all the lives in the aircraft by not fufilling their demands.Better change your thinking and go with the wind.

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  • Mohan Poojari, Kankanady,Mangalore

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    Bhopal tragedy that time chief Minister Arjun Singh and prime minister (late)Rajeev Ghandi responcible for escape Union Carbide chief Waren Andreson. same way 24 dec.1999 IC 814 hijacked to Khandar by 5 Pakistan national.for this flight relese BJP govt.exchanged top AlQaida and Taliban terrorists from Indian Jail.1.Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh 2.Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar and founder of Jaish-e-Mohamed MAULANA MAZOOD AZAR with 10 million dollars. so that time prime minister Atalji,home minister Advani and foreign minister Jashwant Singh responsible.

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  • JAMAL YUSUF, DUBAI

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    Culprits should not be speared, Warren Anderson is absconding, I think we should not try to bring him back from America but it is clear that whoever helped to flee UCC chairman should be treated as guilty and should be given equal punishment which is deserved for Warren Anderson irrespective of C.M, P.M or H.M.

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  • Rajesh Rao, Mangalore

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    Mr.Sujith Nayak, Mangalore/AbuDhabi
    Very well said. But unfortunately many of these brain washed people will never understand whats patriotism and whats country's problem. Thier contributio is nil. They simply defend every evil, due to hatred created in thier mind and behave in the same way as has been told during religious discources to behave.

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  • Sujith Nayak, Mangalore/AbuDhabi

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    Mr.Francis,Under congress rule peace had reached to such an extent that there is nothing but total chaos without any developement.Could you tel me why India is still a developing country even 60 great years of independence?Terrrorism within and from the infiltrators.This is what congress has given us by fooling innocent people and filling their pockets.

    All your listed points are only restricted to Mangalore. But when you take the country as a whole what BJP has done is peanuts.They have to still learn from congress for high level scams and loots leagally. So for you these points may be much important than 20000 human lives, but for others its not. When you dont have better points to defend just keep quite. Dont guide peole in a wrong path. Do you think there is peace in India after Independence.

    We sit in Mangalore and enjoy our lives.What about the people on the border areas? Have you ever come across any problems as such?There should always be a change and so the change has taken over the course of time.Now hang on with BJP's rule.We have suffered enough with congres and still we are.Mind there was no BJP even 10-15 years after the Independence.Why was it formed? Only because their ideology was not acceptable to many.

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  • jeeth, MANGALORE

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    we accept everything which happened under cong. govt. b.coz we are minority people, it work well for us.

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  • Tom Cat, Mangalore/ Saudi Arabia

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    Mr. Dilip even BJP workers dont expect anything from BJP cause it leaders are opportunist who have no goal,vision,direction . Atal Bihari's train / bus to pakistan,Advani's Khandar epsode,  nothing but riots,disturbance,confusion that it.

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  • RAHUL, MANGALORE

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    YES OFFCOURSE MR BHARATH & MR DILIP CONGRESS IS FOOLING INDIANS BUT BJP NEVER FOOLED & FUTURE ALSO BECAUSE BHOPAL GAS LEAKAGE IS TRAGEDY & NO ONE CREATED THIS ONE BUT AFTER BABRI MASJID DEMOLITION THE PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES WHO CREATED THIS ONE,GUJARAT RIOTS WHO CREATED THIS ONE & KANDHMAL RIOTS WHO CREATED? BECAUSE YOU PEOPLE ARE BLIND & BECAUSE OF BLINDNESS ONE BLAME CONGRESS & ANOTHER BJP.

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  • rahim, mangalore

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    Hariprasad Hegde, Mangalore/Udupi..  dnt be so harsh towards your fellow 20000 indians life... be a congress party worker or machinery converted guy ..no problem..but dnt play with the sentiments of 20000 lifes ..

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  • sharath, Mangalore

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    Vajpayee Govt. should have tried to bring Anderson during theier rule.

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  • Francis, Mangalore

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    Dilip, Bangalore/Bharat, Mangalore, whilst you blame Congress, what good we can expect from BJP? Following things have happened in Karnataka.
    (1) Recent Pub attack
    (2) Prohibition on Beef eating
    (3) Recent attack on churches and innocent people
    (4) Swallong huge funds meant for flood victims
    (5) Grabbing lands of poor farmers

    If you consider whole of India, there are many more problems.

    Atleast under Congress, we can live peacefully but not under BJP which is a fundamentalist and communal party.

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  • ajith, mangaore

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    Hariprasad Hegde, Mangalore/Udupi(fake)..for you life of 20000 people may be nothing..bcos for people like you only life of anderson and kutrochi is important.  just bcos they belongs to your madams relegioun..   the mout ka saudagar is definetly sonia gandhis ex husband rajiv gandhi..  now matter only to find out how much rajivs swiss bank account received from anderson ..

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  • rahman, manglaore

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    Dont blame Congress party. BJP also big terrorist party.

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  • Hariprasad Hegde, Mangalore/Udupi

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    Arjun singh this is nothing compare to LET leader Mulana...

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  • bharath, mangalore

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    well said mr. dilip, these congress people makes fool

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  • Dilip, Bangalore

    Sat, Jun 19 2010

    This has been the normal practice of congress to fool around the people of India. Yet people vote for these corrupted party and bring them to power. When party is in power then the people cry. Till date congress was shifting the blame to Late Narsimaha Rao who is no more to defend his stand, why not put the blame to Rajiv Gandhi? is it because Sonia will make the life miserable of the guy who takes Rajiv Gahdhi's name?

    Ultimately what is the outcome, blame game cannot bring back the poor dead people. Congress is not bothered about this case, because the people who are dead are poor and are too cheap in the eye of the congress ruling party. This issues should not be left behind and lot of pressure should be put on the government to bring out the truth. The opposition BJP should work hard to bring the culprit to justice.

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