India is being used as a dumping ground. The French government has taken a very arrogant approach. They have cheated, misled and lied. |
India is not a dumping ground for France. |
It is a crime to allow asbestos [into India], and those doing so should be prosecuted. We will oppose the Clemenceau's entry to the last. |
The French court's decision and President Chirac's statement to call the ship back shows how a government when pressured by the public opinion can take corrective action. |
We call upon the Indian Ministry of Environment to scrap their decision to allow this ship to come to India. |