Addressing shareholders at the 31st Annual General Meeting, which started after observing a minute's silence in memory of slain General Manager (HR) Awanish Kumar Dev, Maruti Suzuki India Chairman R C Bhargava said that security cover at Manesar plant will continue till its staff feels secure.
"Manesar plant violence was pre-meditated. It was unprecedented, not only in the history of MSI, but also in the industrial relations history of India," Bhargava said.
The visiting Chairman of Suzuki Motor Corporation, MSI's Japanese parent, Osamu Suzuki has met Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and requested him to find the actual cause of the violence at Manesar, and Hooda has promised to do so, he added.
"Suzuki is supportive of Maruti and we will continue operations in Manesar, (there will be) no cut back in planned investments," Bhargava said.
Talking about the ongoing heavy security at the Manesar facility that is being provided by the state police and MSI-appointed private guards, he said it will continue till its employees at the unit feel so.
"We will continue to have security at the Manesar plant till the time our people feel secure and think that it can be done away with it," Bhargava said.
On restoration of normal productions at the violence-hit plant, he said MSI is hopeful of doing so in a short period of time as the process of increasing worker strength is on.
Before the incident, the total workers at the plant were around 3,300. Of these, 1,528 were permanent.
"We do hope to restore full production in a reasonably short period of time. 700 workers have reported so far, contract workers are being regularised. We will make additional recruitment to replace 500 odd permanent workers, who have been asked not to come back," Bhargava said.
(source: economictimes.indiatimes.com)
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