Prohibitory orders in Haryana’s Manesar forward of non permanent Maruti Suzuki staff’ demonstration

File image of Maruti Suzuki’s manufacturing plant in Manesar.
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A day earlier than the proposed demonstration by the non permanent Maruti Suzuki staff, each at present working with the corporate or having labored earlier, in help of their calls for at Manesar right here, the district administration has imposed prohibitory orders “to forestall any illegal exercise”. The police on Wednesday (January 29, 2025) additionally eliminated the dismissed Maruti staff staging demonstration at Industrial Mannequin Township in Manesar for the previous 4 months searching for reinstatement and supporting the non permanent staff trigger.

Deputy Commissioner of Police, Manesar, Deepak Kumar informed The Hindu over cellphone the demonstration by the non permanent staff wouldn’t be allowed because it might disturb peace within the space. He mentioned the dismissed Maruti staff holding protest have been instigating individuals and luring them with a promise to get job within the Maruti firm.

Deputy Commissioner Ajay Kumar additionally appointed Naib Tehsildar Mahender Singh as obligation Justice of the Peace in view of the decision for demonstration.

Satish Kumar, one of many dismissed Maruti staff, mentioned the police descended on the agitation website in massive numbers round midday outnumbering the protestors and demolished the banners, placards and tents earlier than packing the protesters in buses and leaving them at Farrukhnagar. He added that the protesters strolling again to the demonstration website have been once more picked up and dropped on the bus stand. He, nonetheless, mentioned they might go forward with the tomorrow’s demonstration.

A lot of non permanent Maruti staff are scheduled to organise an indication at Manesar below the banner of “Maruti Suzuki Asthai Majdoor Sangh” demanding everlasting jobs, legitimate certificates of coaching, wage improve and “equal pay for equal work”.

Condemning the police motion in opposition to the dismissed Maruti staff and imposition of prohibitory orders, Inqlabi Mazdoor Kendra central committee member Shyambir Shukla, mentioned that peaceable demonstration was the democratic proper of the employees, however the administration needed to suppress their voice. This although the Gurugram courtroom had allowed them to carry peaceable protests no less than 500 m away from the all gates and boundary wall of the corporate, he added.