Maruti Suzuki gets the support of adjoining villages amid mounting losses

21 July, 2012

Maruti Suzuki has got the full support of nearby villages in the aftermath of a brutal violence by the workers, which killed its HR Manager. Village heads from more than 10 villages gathered at the Dhana village to condemn the act of violence and demanded immediate arrest of the culprits.

THE VILLAGE heads acknowledged the importance of the Maruti's Manesar plant for the villages and also went inside the plant to meet officials of the company and the police.

According to the Hindu, village heads including that of Alier, Dhana, Manesar, Kasan, Basskusla, Kankrola, Bangrola, Kho, Pukharpur, Naharpur and Nawada, took part in the meeting. A mahapanchayat is also going to take place on Monday to show support to the company. Meanwhile Maruti Suzuki's Manesar plant remained shut for the third day in a row.

Industry body FICCI has called the violence a matter of deep concern for a country that seeks to project itself as offering an environment that is business friendly. It has expressed dismay and distress at the events that led to the loss of life of Maruti's HR manager Awanish Kumar Dev.

The incident has sent shock waves in the corporate boardrooms of companies, both at home and abroad,” said R. V. Kanoria, President, FICCI in a statement. The company has suffered from a production loss of 210 crore rupees in last three days.

As per the reports the police has identified those workers who have instigated the violence. According to the Haryana's DGP most of them are union leaders and executive members of the workers union who were on negotiating with the management before the violence occurred.

Maruti Suzuki India's managing director Shinzo Nakanishi had said yesterday that the company would not compromise on violence. The company's COO SY Siddiqui had even said that in short the company might go for a lockout, as reported by the Times of India.