On May 5, 2008, more than 40 children from gas affected families of Bhopal, along with their parents, gathered at the Prime Minister’s house, violating the curfew orders that are permanently in force in that area. Addressing the media, the children said that the Government must be ashamed to make Bhopal victims walk and wait just to get their basic rights to health, livelihood and clean environment. It may be recalled that hundreds of Bhopal gas victims, including children, had marched over 800 km to Delhi to begin their protest program in the capital. 

The Bhopal organizations are demanding an Empowered Commission on Bhopal to execute social, economic and medical rehabilitation, environmental clean-up and provision of clean drinking water. They are at the same time demanding that those responsible for the gas tragedy be punished.