December 2-3, 1984, poisonous gas leaked from the factory of Union Carbide India Ltd's pesticide plant in Bhopal and killed over 10,000 people and affected more 5,50,000 people. The survivors of the industrial incident and their succeeding generations as well, are struggling with severe health issues. There has been no talk about it in the political sphere but during elections, the political parties makes fraud claims to win votes.
First published in Newsclick.