Reacting to BJP leaders campaign against P Chidambaram and Kamal Nath for favouring Dow Chemicals, the company that currently owns Union Carbide, leader of opposition in Gujarat assembly Shaktisinh Gohil today asked the BJP leaders to seek clarification as to why Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi joined hands with such a 'maut ka saudagar' company.
"BJP leaders have launched a campaign against Chidambaram and Kamalnath for favouring Dow Chemicals to set up projects in India. However, in its letter, Dow Chemicals has sought the government's help claiming that it has signed MOU with Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd and that the deal would bring money to Gujarat. These BJP leaders should ask their own chief minister about his joining hands with the Dow Chemicals," he said in a press conference today.
In 2008, Gujarat government had signed an agreement with Dow to set up chloro-methane facility in the state.
Gohil also released copies of that letter, in which Dow Chemical has sought government help for its project in Gujarat and said that Gujarat chief minister acted as a spokesperson of the company.
"Why did the Chief Minister acted as a spokesman of the company after signing MoUs," he asked, saying it was very clear from the letter of the Dow company that neither any state government nor the union government was ready to partner with Dow. In such a situation why did the Gujarat Government partnered with the company in April 2008.
"The CM who is making all kind of statements about Bhopal in Bihar is silent about his association with Dow, which had refused to dispose off the poisonous waste of Union Carbide after the Bhopal tragedy and the Gujarat government has tied up with such a company. Why is the CM giving red carpet welcome to the company due to which hundreds of people have lost their lives" he said.