Overview
- Vigils, torch rallies and an interfaith prayer marked the anniversary, with a Bhopal-only public holiday closing government offices within city limits.
- Police seized an effigy during a survivors’ rally after BJP and RSS supporters alleged it resembled an RSS worker, and the march was halted.
- An FIR was registered against organisers under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 196(1) and 223, with police naming activists including Rachna Dhingra and Satinath Sarangi.
- Earlier this year, 358 tonnes of legacy waste were incinerated at Pithampur, generating about 900 tonnes of ash now in interim storage after the High Court barred disposal at the site near habitation.
- Residents near the Pithampur plant opposed any ash burial there, while survivor groups renewed demands for compensation, long-term healthcare and accountability from companies and authorities.