Bhopal:Wednesday, December 3, 2008:An all-religion prayer meeting was held here in the presence of Chairperson of Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission Shri D.M. Dharmadhikari on the occasion of 24th anniversary of Bhopal gas tragedy to pay tributes to those who died due to the gas disaster. Religious heads of Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Daudi Bohra, Jainism and Buddhism made the prayers at the meeting.
Those present on the occasion included D.G.P. Shri S.K. Raut, Principal Secretary of Health and Family Welfare Department Shri Devraj Virdi, Bhopal division commissioner Shri Pukhraj Maroo, I.G. Shri Shailendra Shrivastava and a large number of distinguished citizens and public representatives. A two-minute silence was also observed at the all-religion meeting to pay homage to the departed souls.